Lot 86
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2005 (1) WS 100 WA 100 VM 99
CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 2005 (1) WS 96 WA 100 VM 98
Lot 86 Details
CHÂTEAU PAVIE 2005 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé
u. 1 cm. marked label.
Dense, opaque purple to the rim, with a gorgeously promising nose of blackberries, cassis, graphite and cedar wood just beginning to emerge, it tastes more like a three-year-old than wine that is already a decade old. This beauty is intense and full-bodied, with magnificent concentration, a majestic mouth-feel and a total seamless integration of tannin, wood, alcohol, etc. Beautifully rich, full and multidimensional, this is a tour de force in winemaking and certainly one of the top dozen or so 2005 Bordeaux. Forget it for another 3-5 years and drink it over the following 50-100 years! August 2015 WS 100 WA 100 VM 99
CHÂTEAU TROPLONG MONDOT 2005 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé B
u. bn.
The 2005 Troplong Mondot is a blend of 90% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. It was emotional tasting this wine, thinking of the late Christine Valette, who made this compelling wine while battling with considerable courage against an insidious disease. It is a great effort and a superstar of the vintage. Dense purple, it offers notes of white chocolate, blackberry, cassis and licorice as well as a hint of truffle and some subtle background oak. Full-bodied, multi-layered, and spectacularly pure and rich, it is a tour de force, and a great tribute to an incredible woman. Remarkably youthful, this wine probably needs another 4-8 years of bottle age, and should keep for 20 or more years. Kudos to the late Christine Valette! June 2015 Drink to 2043 WS 96 WA 100 VM 98