K&L 2005 Bordeaux Tasting 2008/11/29

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2007	Grand Village Blanc, Bordeaux 60% Semillon, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, made by Chateau Lafleur. Acidic, meyer lemon, fruity, hint of vanilla, melon, long finish, like it. - so - ws	17.99	****
2005	Chateau Canon, St. Emilion 55% merlot, 45% cabernet, blackcherry, chalky, spicy oak, plum, very smooth med to full body, long finish, raspberry, tart, a faint flashback of a St. Francis Reserve Merlot - so - ws	119.99	****½
2005	Chateau Meyney, St. Estephe 52% cabernet, 28% merlot, 29% petit verdot. dried plum, pruny, hint of leather, vanilla oak, hollow mid palate, med finish - so - ws	31.99	****
2005	Chateau Duhart Milon, Pauillac 71% cabernet, 29% merlot. bay leaves, wet earth, astringent, blackcurrant, well balanced, hint of tobacco, med body, med finish - so - ws	59.99	****
2005	Pichon Lalande, Pauillac 45% cabernet, 35% merlot, 12% cabernet fanc, 8% petit verdot. red currants, very closed, astringent, majoram, hard to judge - so - ws	159.99	****½
2005	Chateau d'Armailhac, Pauillac 60% cabernet, 29% merlot, 10% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot. smoky plum, leather, a bit hollow, leaves - so - ws	49.99	****
2005	Cos d'Estournel, St. Estephe 78% cabernet, 19% merlot, 3% cabernet franc. tight, chalky, toasty, cummin, blackberry, plum, vanilla, long finish, absolutely stunning wine, has a lot of stuff in it but closed. Easily best of this line up. new world style. a hint of Cardinale in it. - so - ws	249.99	*****
2005	Chateau Leoville Barton, St. Julien 72% cabernet, 20% merlot, 8% franc. blackberry, caramel, butter, pencil shavings, black currant, spciy, acidic, very very good and quite ready to drink although it may shut down for development soon. Very Insignia like. And now cheaper than Insignia! Boycott Joseph Phelps. - so - ws	128.99	*****
2005	Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac 81% cabernet, 14% merlot, 1% franc. cassis, licorice, violet, mineral, toasty bitter oak, hint of orange flower, super long finish. Good. But not as good as Leoville Barton and not even close to the Cos d'Estournel. $699? Laugh out loud. #$*@?&%! - so - ws	699.00	*****