'05 Burgundy Values at Post

HUMBERT FRERES GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 2005 A slightly more complex nose features aromas of red and black fruit plus the same violet and floral notes that continue onto the spice, anise and pepper-infused middle weight flavors that are rich, full, fresh and textured with an attractive mouth feel and a supple yet linear finish. The tannins... Tanzer Rating: 87 Wine Spectator Rating: 92 Burghound Rating: 89 more details >

JACQUES PRIEUR CORTON BRESSANDES 2005 Here the nose is an odd combination of moderate reduction yet the underlying fruit is really quite fresh. However the medium full flavors are vibrant, pure and elegant with a gorgeous mouth feel to the beautifully balanced finish. As one would expect from a young Corton, the overall impression is... Wine Advocate Rating: 92 to 93 Tanzer Rating: 89 to 92 Wine Spectator Rating: 95 Burghound Rating: 92 to 94 more details >

LUCIEN LE MOINE GEVREY CHAMBERTIN ESTOURNELLES SAINT JACQUES 2005 $105) Bright, deep, saturated red. Highly nuanced nose combines raspberry, flowers, game, minerals and smoky earth; just a touch reduced. Juicy, minerally and penetrating, with a chewy texture leavened by suave minerality. There's an utterly captivating restraint-not to mention razor-sharp... Tanzer Rating: 93 more details >

MAISON CAMILLE GIROUD VOSNE ROMANEE 2005 A strikingly complex nose of red and black berry fruits with ample violet and spice notes complements perfectly the rich, stylish and pure middle weight flavors that are mouth coating and classy on the dusty and impressively long finish. This is concentrated, serious and balanced and is an... Wine Advocate Rating: 89 to 91 Burghound Rating: 89 to 92 more details >

VINCENT GIRARDIN CORTON RENARDES 2005 Fairly strong reduction can't completely hide the sauvage, indeed outright gamy character of the nose and this strong meat and feral quality continues onto the rich, full, serious and utterly delicious flavors that possess the best depth of this trio of Cortons as there is really lovely balance... Tanzer Rating: 92 Burghound Rating: 91 to 94 more details >

DOMAINE DOMINIQUE GALLOIS GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 2005 A fresh and notably ripe and pure nose features earthy red and black pinot fruit and underbrush hints that introduce rich, full and robust flavors that possess punchy and real volume on the delicious and serious finish. There is good dry extract that buffers the firm structure. This is an... Burghound Rating: 89 more details >

DOMAINE HUGUENOT PERE & FILS GEVREY CHAMBERTIN FONTENYS 2005 A classic Fontenys nose of animale and deeply pitched, ripe, earthy and concentrated fruit that runs toward the dark berry side of the spectrum leads to rich, full, sweet and serious medium-weight plus flavors underpinned by ample but integrated structure and excellent length. This is clearly at... Wine Spectator Rating: 91 Burghound Rating: 91 more details >

DOMAINE MICHEL LAFARGE COTE DE BEAUNE VILLIAGES 2005 The parcels that inform the Lafarge 2005 Cote de Beaune-Villages are situated in Meursault. Tart, refreshing sour cherry and red currant fruit accented by cherry pit bitterness with chalky mineral manifestations make for an unusually bright, treble performance, particularly by the standards of... Wine Advocate Rating: 87 to 88 more details >

DOMAINE ROSSIGNOL-TRAPET BEAUNE TEURONS 2005 This too is presently somber, ripe and earthy with rich, round and very generous, even fleshy flavors that are very Beaune in underlying character, all wrapped in plenty of sap and punch. This too offers very good quality for its level and should repay 6 to 8 years of cellar time. -- The Burghound. Tanzer Rating: 87 Burghound Rating: 89 to 91 more details >

DOMAINE ROSSIGNOL-TRAPET GEVREY CHAMBERTIN CORBEAUX 2005 This is also on the elegant side aromatically but ultimately more serious as there is more depth and a hint of the expected Corbeaux sauvage character though the fresh and nicely detailed flavors are on the light side and though they possess a bit more structure, ultimately this too is a wine of... Tanzer Rating: 89 Burghound Rating: 88 more details >

DOMAINE ROSSIGNOL-TRAPET GEVREY CHAMBERTIN PETIT CHAPELLE 2005 The reserve the nose displayed from barrel has been replaced by an earthy yet very fresh and broad set of aromas of blue and red fruit plus violet and spice hints that introduce velvety and full flavors that are at once generous and delicious with good detail and plenty of mouth coating sap.... Tanzer Rating: 88 Burghound Rating: 89 more details >

DOMAINE VOUGERAIE GEVREY CHAMBERTIN EVOCELLES 2005 A complex bouquet of red and black berries with a touch of leather. A well-defined structure in the mouth with a certain mellowness and pronounced tannins. more details >

DOMINIQUE LAURENT GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 'VIEILLES VIGNES' 2005 more details >

DOMINIQUE LAURENT GEVREY CHAMBERTIN CAZETIERS VIEILLES VIGNES' 2005 A 2005 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers Vieilles Vignes offers a briny, smoky aroma, abundant tannin, a firm mouth feel, tart cherry and rhubarb fruit character, and a positively stony as well as smoky, meaty finish. Palate-staining in intensity, this is as austere as this year’s Laurent... Wine Advocate Rating: 90 to 92 more details >

DOMINIQUE MUGNERET ROMANEE ST VIVANT 2005 A more subtle and better integrated touch of wood adds a bit of nuance to the elegant and high-toned anise, clove, cinnamon and hoisin-infused black berry fruit nose and this spiciness continues onto the rich, ripe and strikingly intense flavors that are sweet and suave yet manage to retain a... Burghound Rating: 91 to 93 more details >

'05 Burgundy Values at Post

BOUCHARD PERE & FILS VOSNE ROMANEE SUCHOTS 2005 A completely different aromatic profile is in evidence here as there is an interesting herbal/vegetal hint that isn't unpleasant at all but it's certainly atypical for the vintage. Other aromas include spicy blackberry and warm earth notes that continue onto the rich, full and mouth coating... Wine Advocate Rating: 91 Tanzer Rating: 93 Burghound Rating: 89 to 92 more details >

COMTE SENARD ALOXE CORTON 2005 A wonderfully expressive and much more elegant nose features aromas of red and black pinot fruit nuanced with beguiling notes of violets and subtle spices that introduce rich, intense and serious big-boned flavors that possess good depth and mouth coating structure on the solidly long finish.... Burghound Rating: 87 to 89 more details >

COMTE SENARD CORTON CLOS DU ROI 2005 As it almost always does in riper vintages, this dominates the cellar today as it has both the most aromatic complexity and the most size, weight and sheer depth of material. The reticent earth and game-infused nose offers both red and blue pinot fruit that is in keeping with the reserved,... Burghound Rating: 93 more details >

DIGIOIA-ROYER CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY 2005 Pure, slightly earthy fruit with wonderful pinot flavors. Good complexity for a village wine and nice length. more details >

DIGIOIA-ROYER CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY GROSEILLES 2005 A reserved nose featuring a solid nose of complex aromas of blue and black fruits, spice, earth and hints of underbrush and game and full, generous and attractively sweet flavors that possess good depth and a mouth coating, long and lingering finish. more details >

DOMAINE A-F GROS VOSNE ROMANEE AUX REAS 2005 Elegant, maybe even too fluid, though the red cherry, licorice and spice notes are attractive. Open and accessible, with balance and structure in the end. Best from 2011 through 2020. 600 cases made. --The Wine Spectator. Wine Spectator Rating: 89 Burghound Rating: 90 more details >

DOMAINE ANTONIN GUYON CORTON CLOS DU ROI 2005 As is often is, this is the most aromatically complex of the three Corton grands crus with spicy and ripe deeply pitched dark fruit and warm earth aromas that introduce textured, ripe, sweet, thick and powerful flavors supported by buried and dense tannins, culminating in a balanced and hugely... Wine Spectator Rating: 93 Burghound Rating: 91 to 94 more details >