Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 126, May/June 2006 ($99-$150) Good medium ruby. Explosive nose of black raspberry, coffee and leather. Hugely rich, dense and sweet, with deep flavors of currant, plum and chocolate complicated by underlying minerality. Wonderfully dense and full on the back end, with broad tannins and palate-staining length. Today, the 2005 comes off as dry by comparison. A standout of the vintage, and likely to be long-lived...

Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2006 - #3! Intense blackberry and cherry, with hints of currant. Toasted oak and sweet tobacco too. Roses and other flowers, such as lilacs. Full-bodied, with masses of tannins yet incredibly long and seductive. Best after 2012. 98 Points, Wine Spectator

Rating: 93-95 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate

Rating: 93-95 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator

Rating for France-Bordeaux-Saint-Julien: 95 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>

beautiful nose, nice fruit, cassis, a little vanilla, more subtle than intense...Amy gives it 4.5.

98 pts wine spectator best after 2012