Over the last few days, there's been a lot of chatter about the pending release of 2005 Bordeaux in-bottle scores from RP. If one goes to the Squires Board, the hype is hard to miss.
That being said, I had held out from buying for two years (I probably should have bought much earlier), but last night, I finally bit, albeit with gritting teeth.
If the vintage is as good as it's being touted by all critics, and if there are some great wines that are available at fair prices, then I decided I wanted at least a few of those to have in my cellar for a long time to come.
So here's what I purchased based on Mr. Parker's notes and price considerations. Brane Cantenac, Boyd Cantenac, Lafon Rochet, Grand Puy Lacoste, and Beausejour Duffau. All of these are particularly backward (which is a trait I love in young wines I don't expect to drink for decades) and can be found at "value" pricing relative to 20056 Bordeaux overall.
You have to know where to look though. Most of this was purchased at Sam's Wines in Chicago at very, very fair prices. I can now rest easy knowing that if RP awards huge scores to any of those, it won't price me out of these wines (which can easily happen with a score upgrade).
If you have not bought 2005 Bordeaux by now, I suggest yo cover your bases before the scores are released at 6pm ET today.
Good luck hunting.
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