Clos Lunelles Vintage:2005 and I have to admit

and I have to admit I wondered whether the wines that followed – even if considered virtual Trockenbeerenauslesen – could represent an ascent

Bien Nacido and Le Bon Climat

and I mean long finale

Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging

Pretty notes of honeysuckle and a mix of citrus and white orchard fruit

Clos Lunelles Vintage:2005 and I have to admitThe famous Ctes de Castillon from the Perse family, this wine is normally the reference point for just how terrific wines from this satellite appellation of St. Emilion can be. The 2005 offers an impressive saturated purple color, stunning concentration, richness, a full bodied mouthfeel, a beautiful, majestic texture, chalky minerality, and loads of floral notes intermixed with blackberry, cassis and spice. This is a sensational, over achieving,