Don't Fear the Grape

The 2005 vintage is outstanding on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. These wines were all decanted a min. of 3 hours. Also check out Cellar Tracker as it is an amazing tool to keep track of your cellar and write tasting notes.

Enjoy!

John Glas
Wineglas

2005 Château de Sales

Region: France > Bordeaux > Libournais > Pomerol
Date Tasted: 1/23/2010
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Coffee, black currants, floral
Taste: Coffee, minerals, black currants, leather, floral
Finish: This wine is balanced and has an amazing long and intense finish
Evaluation: Decanted six hours and showing beautiful! You will be rewarded with heavy decanting and day 2 tasting. A steal for $26.00! (94 pts.)

2005 Château Teyssier St. Émilion Grand Cru

Region: France > Bordeaux > Libournais > St. Émilion Grand Cru
Date Tasted: 2/14/2010
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Cherry, gravel
Taste: Cherry, gravel, plum, violets, sweet spices, coffee
Finish: Medium and concentrated with nice acidity
Evaluation: What a steal at $24.00 (91 pts.)

2005 Château Tournefeuille

Region: France > Bordeaux > Libournais > Lalande de Pomerol
Date Tasted: 2/14/2010
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Truffles, dark cherries, smoke
Taste: Floral, spices, truffles, cherry, chalk
Finish: Good acidity with medium tannins
Evaluation: Great wine for the money (93 pts.)

2005 Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset

Region: France > Bordeaux > Libournais > Pomerol
Date Tasted: 2/14/2010
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Gravel, blackberries, spices, vanilla
Taste: Cherries, gravel, blackberries, spice, oak
Finish: Medium concentrated finish with tons of potential
Evaluation: Decanted six hours. The third time sampling this wine with similar results (92 pts.)

2005 Château Laroque St. Émilion Grand Cru

Region: France > Bordeaux > Libournais > St. Émilion Grand Cru
Date Tasted: 2/14/2010
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Violets, dark fruits and spices
Taste: A tannic wine. Shows promise with dark fruits, violets, minerals, earth
Finish: Medium and concentrated finish that needs some cellar time
Evaluation: I won’t revisit for 5 years on this one. (88 pts.)