2005
2005
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Bordeaux | 2 | 96 (WSM) |
Inc. GST
SG$4,732.69 |
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Wine & Spirit Magazine (96)Baron was trapped in its oak en primeur, seeming flashy, luscious and soft. Now bottled and shipped, it has the unremitting tannic power of the vintage, balanced by unrelenting purity of fruit that somehow manages to anesthetize the monstrous tannin, to soften the extremely dry, mineral-bound finish into a caress. The wine may be bombastic, but it's also succulent and as sweet as a ripe black raspberry. It's easy to imagine this wine 50 years from now, in impeccable condition. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$4,499.48 |
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Decanter (97)Beautifully extracted, this is rich, ripe and layered. It is utterly gorgeous and has real precision and tension. It delivers its Pauillac swagger with the most gentle of hands - the tannins are fine, layered-up and building their defences without imposing too heavily on the succulent black fruits. It judges the vintage extremely well and is the best in this line-up for me. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 60% new oak. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,781.59 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Glorious aromas of currants, blackberries and cherries with hints of vanilla and cedar. Full-bodied, with exuberant fruit. Velvety tannins. Soft and round mouthfeel. This is supercharged with fruit. Wonderful purity of Cabernet Sauvignon. Very low yields this year. Best ever from here? Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,121.52 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (93)The 2005 Potensac is absolutely gorgeous. The aromatics alone are beguiling. Delicate, elegant and super-expressive, this Potensac is absolutely gorgeous in 2005, Time in the decanter brings out the fruit nicely, yet the 2005 remains light on its feet and a wine of real finesse. It is also still young and full of life. What a treat it is to taste it from a perfectly stored bottle. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,189.10 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,318.25 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,063.25 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$874.83 |
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Wine Advocate (92)Significantly better from bottle than it was from barrel, the 2005 Rauzan-Gassies appears to be the finest wine this estate has ever produced. Dense purple-hued with a beautiful perfume of camphor, creme de cassis, licorice, bay leaf, and incense, it is a full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, broad, rich Margaux with lovely integrated tannins. This backward 2005 will handsomely repay cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2030+. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,352.56 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Loads of spicy honey and apple character. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a solid core of fruit and lots of botrytis character. Very racy. Not the 2001 but superb. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,619.61 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Currant and blackberry aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Lovely fruit and class in this. Always impressive in serious vintages. Sweet and seductive. Best ever. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 89 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$951.79 |
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Wine Spectator (89)Blackberry, licorice and spice aromas follow through to a medium-to-full body, with fine tannins and a currant aftertaste. Falls a little short. A pretty wine. The second wine of Rauzan-Ségla. Best after 2011. 9,580 cases made. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 99 (WI) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,184.89 |
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The Wine Independent (99)The 2005 Smith Haut Lafitte rouge is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-brick in color, it slips confidently out of the glass with notes of creme de cassis, baked plums, cracked black pepper, and pencil shavings, plus wafts of sandalwood and licorice. The medium to full-bodied palate is plush and juicy, featuring soft acidity and a long, beautifully poised finish. In a sweet spot for drinking now, this can cellar a further 20 years+. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,134.18 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)93-95 Barrel sample. Huge black currant flavors, very ripe fruit, but also a great sense of balance, of proportion that give this wine both charm and impressiveness. It's going to age seriously, and well. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 88 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$875.18 |
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Wine Advocate (88)Reminiscent of a mini-Grand Puy Lacoste with its cassis fruit, attractive aromatics, lush, sweet, medium-bodied flavors, and inky/ruby/purple color, the 2005 Tour St.-Bonnet sells for a fraction of the price of the Grand-Puy-Lacoste. But beggars can’t be that choosy, right? Drink it over the next 5-7 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,698.87 |
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Wine Spectator (100)Extremely floral aromas with raspberry and cherry undertones. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. This is very structured. Muscular. Best ever? Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,881.21 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Owned by the Castéja family, Trottevieille has one parcel of some of the oldest vines in St.-Emilion. Dense purple, the 2005 is better at age 10 then earlier. The wine has beautiful blueberry, plum and blackcurrant fruit, an attractive underlying minerality, medium to full body, sweet tannin, and a long, layered, complex finish. Drink it over the next 15-20 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$5,569.73 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (100)The 2005 Valandraud is off the charts. Easily one of the wines of the vintage, the 2005 Valandraud possesses tremendous richness from start to finish. Moreover, it has aged exquisitely. Inky red fruit, iron, smoke, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and blood orange infuse the 2005 with striking layers of nuance to play off all that unctuous fruit. This full-throttle Saint-Émilion is a prodigious effort from Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97.0 |
Inc. GST
SG$2,969.60 |
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Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Bordeaux | 2 | 96 (WSM) |
In Bond
SG$4,235.00 |
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Wine & Spirit Magazine (96)Baron was trapped in its oak en primeur, seeming flashy, luscious and soft. Now bottled and shipped, it has the unremitting tannic power of the vintage, balanced by unrelenting purity of fruit that somehow manages to anesthetize the monstrous tannin, to soften the extremely dry, mineral-bound finish into a caress. The wine may be bombastic, but it's also succulent and as sweet as a ripe black raspberry. It's easy to imagine this wine 50 years from now, in impeccable condition. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$4,025.00 |
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Decanter (97)Beautifully extracted, this is rich, ripe and layered. It is utterly gorgeous and has real precision and tension. It delivers its Pauillac swagger with the most gentle of hands - the tannins are fine, layered-up and building their defences without imposing too heavily on the succulent black fruits. It judges the vintage extremely well and is the best in this line-up for me. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 60% new oak. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$2,445.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Glorious aromas of currants, blackberries and cherries with hints of vanilla and cedar. Full-bodied, with exuberant fruit. Velvety tannins. Soft and round mouthfeel. This is supercharged with fruit. Wonderful purity of Cabernet Sauvignon. Very low yields this year. Best ever from here? Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$922.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (93)The 2005 Potensac is absolutely gorgeous. The aromatics alone are beguiling. Delicate, elegant and super-expressive, this Potensac is absolutely gorgeous in 2005, Time in the decanter brings out the fruit nicely, yet the 2005 remains light on its feet and a wine of real finesse. It is also still young and full of life. What a treat it is to taste it from a perfectly stored bottle. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$984.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$1,150.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$922.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (93)An intensely ripe, fruity wine, which is already well integrated. The intense dark fruits are supported by some new wood and grainy tannins. This is powerful, and, with its acidity, should age well. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$763.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92)Significantly better from bottle than it was from barrel, the 2005 Rauzan-Gassies appears to be the finest wine this estate has ever produced. Dense purple-hued with a beautiful perfume of camphor, creme de cassis, licorice, bay leaf, and incense, it is a full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, broad, rich Margaux with lovely integrated tannins. This backward 2005 will handsomely repay cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2030+. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$1,130.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Loads of spicy honey and apple character. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a solid core of fruit and lots of botrytis character. Very racy. Not the 2001 but superb. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95-100 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$1,375.00 |
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Wine Spectator (95-100)Currant and blackberry aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Lovely fruit and class in this. Always impressive in serious vintages. Sweet and seductive. Best ever. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 89 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$794.00 |
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Wine Spectator (89)Blackberry, licorice and spice aromas follow through to a medium-to-full body, with fine tannins and a currant aftertaste. Falls a little short. A pretty wine. The second wine of Rauzan-Ségla. Best after 2011. 9,580 cases made. -JS |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 99 (WI) |
In Bond
SG$2,815.00 |
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The Wine Independent (99)The 2005 Smith Haut Lafitte rouge is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-brick in color, it slips confidently out of the glass with notes of creme de cassis, baked plums, cracked black pepper, and pencil shavings, plus wafts of sandalwood and licorice. The medium to full-bodied palate is plush and juicy, featuring soft acidity and a long, beautifully poised finish. In a sweet spot for drinking now, this can cellar a further 20 years+. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
In Bond
SG$1,855.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)93-95 Barrel sample. Huge black currant flavors, very ripe fruit, but also a great sense of balance, of proportion that give this wine both charm and impressiveness. It's going to age seriously, and well. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 88 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$696.00 |
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Wine Advocate (88)Reminiscent of a mini-Grand Puy Lacoste with its cassis fruit, attractive aromatics, lush, sweet, medium-bodied flavors, and inky/ruby/purple color, the 2005 Tour St.-Bonnet sells for a fraction of the price of the Grand-Puy-Lacoste. But beggars can’t be that choosy, right? Drink it over the next 5-7 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$3,340.00 |
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Wine Spectator (100)Extremely floral aromas with raspberry and cherry undertones. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. This is very structured. Muscular. Best ever? Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$1,615.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Owned by the Castéja family, Trottevieille has one parcel of some of the oldest vines in St.-Emilion. Dense purple, the 2005 is better at age 10 then earlier. The wine has beautiful blueberry, plum and blackcurrant fruit, an attractive underlying minerality, medium to full body, sweet tannin, and a long, layered, complex finish. Drink it over the next 15-20 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$4,995.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (100)The 2005 Valandraud is off the charts. Easily one of the wines of the vintage, the 2005 Valandraud possesses tremendous richness from start to finish. Moreover, it has aged exquisitely. Inky red fruit, iron, smoke, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and blood orange infuse the 2005 with striking layers of nuance to play off all that unctuous fruit. This full-throttle Saint-Émilion is a prodigious effort from Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97.0 |
In Bond
SG$2,665.00 |
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