2005 Bordeaux Talk On The Heels Of The New Wine Spectator

2005 Bordeaux Talk On The Heels Of The New Wine Spectator – Episode #411

February 19, 2008

Wine Spectators new 2005 bordeaux issue inspires this show of WLTV. Gary yaps about the wines and the vintage and the fact that tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of this little show.

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“Great show. Nice to get another 2005 update from you. If I remember …” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chateau Luchey Halde BlancGraves/Pessac-Leognan
2005 Chateau Les Secrets De CardinaleSt Emilion

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February 20, 2008

chester
i have only bought two bottles of 2005.

ChÃ¢teau Moulin de Lavaud which i ordered during free shipping sale from you and is in my wine cellar now.

CHATEAU BRANON – which i preordered from you

i only have a small cellar and did not want to spend to much money yet on wines i need to store for a long time.
February 20, 2008

Valentin
I am living in Zurich/Switzerland.
February 20, 2008

Fiorentina!
Hey Gary-
Great EP.
QotD-
I’ve purchased a few bottles of 2005 bordeaux (mostly from Margaux), but need to find may way over to putting out for a Paulliac, Pomerol, St. Emilion, and Graves. Besides cash, the reason I’m waiting it because I want to see the feedback from the ageability of a few of the wines my store carries (unfortunately, my store doesn’t bring in reps to taste us on the products). However, so far, I’m in for about 4 or 5 bottles!
February 20, 2008

Achilles Mike
I had some of the 2005 in your Christmas pack. The white Bordeaux was awesome!
Another great show.
February 20, 2008

James H
Hello from Windsor, Ontario! I sadly don’t have a 2005 Bordeaux. I got my first Bordeaux (ever) this year, and it’s a 2003. My parent’s got it for me for Christmas. I plan on opening it up on the Christmas of 2008 to enjoy with them. I’m pretty excited!
February 20, 2008

BruceP
I have been buying periodically over the past 2 years. My list is as follows (I have generally ordered half-cases of all of these, a few have whole cases, and a few have 3 bottles only)

Chateau Pontet Canet
Chateau Le Gay
Chateau Haut Brisson
Michel Rolland Episode 1
Chateau Branon (3 bottles)
Chateau La Bienfaisance
Chateau Haut Bergey
Chateau Haut Bages Liberal
Chateau Lagrange
Chateau Batailley
Chateau La Fleur de Bouard
Chateau Rouget
Chateau Marquis d’Alseme Becker
Chateau Beaulieu Comtes Tastes
Chateau Le Pape
Chateau Petit Bocq
Chateau Jean Faure (3 bottles)

and just for kicks, Le Secret de Cardinale (as of today).
February 20, 2008

James
QOTD #1 – Home is Adelaide in Australia but I now live and watch from London.

QOTD #2 – I dont have any. I’ve always assumed that yound Bordeaux will be undrinkable and would need years in the cellar. I don’t have a cellar so I’ve always avoided them. Time for a change of plan perhaps?
February 20, 2008

Rolf Lydecker
Working at a wine store is tough with this great 2005 vintage! I could blow my whole paycheck on some great under $30 bottles, but I’m trying to be good. I have had a bunch of under $20 bottles of Bordeaux, the problem is I can’t lay any down…They all end up empty.
February 20, 2008

streamertyer
2005 BDX story? Same story as 2004 in Spain – anything 04 from anywhere in Spain was super. Hard to go wrong with almost anything from France in 2005.

Have been drinking a bunch of 05 Domaine Lafage Cote Sud for about 9 bones. Hard to beat.
February 20, 2008

bobp
sheepishly, I have to admit to having purchased about 35 cases of 2005 Bordeaux futures. It’s Gary’s fault. Or, in 20 years, I’ll have Gary to thank.
February 20, 2008

wayno da wino
Gee, my Friend……
Dat was a Coooooool Episode !!!! Gotta get me one of dhose “Thunder Mugs”!!

QOTD: Accumilated about 15 bottles of assorted 2005 Bordeaux so far.
February 20, 2008

hb
Would LOVE to buy a couple bottles of the 05 Chateau les Secrets de Cardinale, but… Wine Library does not ship to Alaska! ARRRRRGH!!
February 20, 2008

Alex Filip
I am watching the show from Bucharest, Romania.

I had no Bordeaux 2005 but will do soon.

Question of the day: Have you tasted any Romanian wines?
February 20, 2008

stewart l
I’ve never been a big fan of bordeaux’s predominantly because of their price and I’m not a big cab/merlot drinker, but I’ll have to try some.
February 20, 2008

J Crazy
have been drinking a lot of the cheeper VDP 2005 that are available here in Japan.
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Right, Japan, the country that never gets the shout outs. It’s like I’m the only flippin’ Vayniace in Japan. I even think you gave a shout out to Kenya or some country. What do we have to do over here? Have you tried the crap that comes out of Japan and just written us off as the country that consumes Nouveau before anyone else and that’s it? Or the country that you have pledged to visit but failed to do so?

I must say this was an awesome episode, as are most. But give shout outs to the little guys, those who don’t have birthdays, those who commented for the first time, a “Big shout out to 998-foxrespect_caw_caw” can go much longer than you thinks.
February 20, 2008

LarryTheWineGuy
Prediction to all Vayniacs…..Buy all the 2005 Oregon Pinots you can Find but especially invest in 2005 Washington State Futures…Classic, Classic Vintage in Walla Walla and Columbia Valley… Be Patriotic …This is a real buying opportunity in the Pacific Northwest for that vintage
February 20, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: Unfortunately I haven’t bought any. So sad.
February 20, 2008

ChrisH
I am very excited to try these bad boys. This morning I ordered two bottles of the 2005 Chateau Les Secrets De Cardinale (one to drink one to keep) and a bottle of 2005 Chateau Luchey Halde Blanc. This is going to turn into an expensive little hobby if I’m not careful
February 20, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: Unfortunately I’ve only bought a couple low end 2005 Bordeaux bargains because frankly I’m not in the market to buy cases of the stuff to hold onto it.
February 20, 2008

jim
i listened to gary and caught the fever. i have ordered over 600 bottles of the 2005 and am i HAPPPPPPPYYYYYYYY. bring the thunder
February 20, 2008

Tom G. of the CKC
My position in 2005 bordeaux is limited to two bottles of 2005 Chat Lanessan. It was all my local wine store had left! RP gave it 92 points and I generally agree with his Bordeaux assessments so I went in blind.
February 20, 2008

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
QOTD: Don’t have any Bordeaux… can’t really afford it.

Great show today again Gary!
February 20, 2008

Lb in KS
QOTD… I bought an inexpensive Chateau davril and was really OK with it, so I purchased a few more bottles. Opened another, and it didn’t seem to be nearly as satisfying the next time around?
February 20, 2008

Omallley
QOTD: My 2005 Bordeaux story? Well…it is non-existent, but I am hoping to change that, one bottle at a time (price permitting, of course ).

QOTD2: I’m a part of the Canadian Contingent – in British Columbia…so I guess that makes me a BCCC?
February 20, 2008

Irv
QOTD:My wife and I have had some of the lower priced 2005’s that have been on the market and have ordered some others that have yet to arrive. Those that we have tried have been outstanding even at the lower priced level. I can’t wait to taste some of the “Big Boy’s”.