Leoville Barton, St. Julien, 2005
Review by Robert Parker in 2015 by Neil Martin
The Chateau Leoville-Barton 2005 has a more multi-dimensional bouquet compared to the Langoa with blackberry, bilberry, a hint of "Liquorice All Sorts" and creme de cassis. The palate is medium-bodied with dense ripe tannins, a gentle but insistent grip and superb delineation on the finish that reins the power back in, ensuring that this Barton is linear, classic in style. There is great persistence here - a Saint Julien from the top drawer that will give as much pleasure to you as your kids (once they reach drinking age of course).
Pape-Clement Rouge, Pessac-Loegnan, 2005
Review from Robert Parker in 2010 by Neil Martin
The Pape-Clement 2005 has a surprisingly reticent nose at first but then blossoms in the glass to reveal a wine with impressive lift and delineation, very fine minerality developing in the glass with scents of blackberry, wild hedgerow, liquorice and black olive. The palate is medium-bodied but seems to develop more sinew in the glass. It has a firm structure: masculine with dark black fruits, tobacco, cedar and a touch of plum. Very good focus and poise, long and persistent on the tightly wound finish with a saline tang on the finish. It will require a few more years to reach its plateau. Drink 2015-2030. Tasted July 2010.
Vieux Telegraphe, Chateanuef du Pape, 2005
Review from Robert Parker in 2015 by Jeb Dunnick:
One of the most age-worthy cuvees in the appellation, Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe's 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape was gorgeous on this occasion, showing classic iodine, seaweed and peppery herbs intermixed with layers of sweet currant, plum and blackberry fruits. Full-bodied, powerful and ripe, with a still youthful profile, this beauty won't hit full maturity for another 3-4 years, and should hold for a decade or more after that.
Calon-Segur, St. Estephe, 2005
Review from Robert Parker in 2016 by Neil Martin
Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Segur is on par with the wonderful 2000. The only real difference is that this needs more time in bottle. It has a captivating nose: blackberry and boysenberry fruit coming at you at full pelt; dried blood and bacon fat developing as secondary aromas just behind. There is fine delineation here - an underlying mineralite sure to surface with time. The palate is very intense and disarmingly youthful, almost ferrous on the entry with layers of ripe black fruit that segue into an earthy finish (with a curious light tang of Marmite on the aftertaste!). It is a fabulous Calon Segur, though the millennial wine might ultimately possess greater precision. We will see. Tasted March 2015.
Dom Perignon Brut, Champagne, 2008
Review from Robert Parker in 2022 by William Kelley
Unquestionably the finest Dom Perignon of the decade, the 2008 Dom Perignon is drinking brilliantly today, wafting from the glass with notes of citrus oil, ripe orchard fruit, peach, buttered toast, pastry cream, iodine and smoky reduction. Full-bodied, rich and fleshy, it's vinous and layered, with a deep core of sweet fruit, racy acids and a long, saline finish. The 2008 is aging very gracefully.