2005 Chateau d'Yquem

"The pale to medium lemon-gold colored 2005 d'Yquem opens with a provocative, mineral and earth-tinged nose of chalk dust, wet pebbles and dried wild mushrooms over a core of warm apricots, green mango, honeyed toast, ginger and pink grapefruit plus wafts of honeycomb, orange blossoms and saffron. The palate confirms the wine is still a little closed and shut down, offering achingly gorgeous glimpses at the tightly wound, intricate layers structured with a racy acid line and wonderfully creamy texture, finishing incredibly long and perfumed. This decadent flavor bomb still needs a good five to seven years in bottle before it is set to go off, but oh what a spectacle it will give then!" Lisa Perrotti-Brown Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"A marvelous success, consistent with the stylistic changes started in 2004, and with all the nobility of the botrytis of the vintage; the wine combines the most beautiful richness imaginable with an unprecedented elegance and freshness, setting it apart." Michel Bettane/Thierry Desseauve, The World of Fine Wine, Issue 13, 2006