
Technical Details
Blend | 63% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Winemaker | Michael Rolland |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Haut-Medoc |
Vineyard | Chateau d'Arsac |
Alcohol | 13.5 |
The Winemakers` Collection Cuvee No. 1 Michel Rolland Haut-Medoc 2005
Proprietary Blends | France
$34.95
93 points from Robert Parker himself and drinking beautifully right now. Cheaper than buying en primeur, but the aging is done for you! Unreal!! 2005 Bordeaux, people! At an off-the-charts, mind-melting price that will never be seen again! We got a hold of a parcel (after months of arm-wrestling and wicked negotiating) that is going to disappear quick! Just a flat-out gorgeous, powerful, flavorful wine with huge aromatics of sandalwood, cigar box, Cuban tobacco, creme de cassis and chocolate. It's layered with flavors of violets, cassis, mocha, warming spices, bay laurel and finishes with spiced plum. The palate shows some more secondary and tertiary flavors with mouth-coating tannins and layers of more chocolate and tobacco, on top of notes of blackberry and black plum reduction. There is a lot to uncover here over an evening!
PAIRING IDEAS: Let’s start off this week right with this absolute classic -- Beef Wellington. Grab some cremini or chanterelles, puff pastry, and a beautiful beef tenderloin, and you're ready to go.
MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: How about some English rock by Muse “Panic Station“ - this wine “defies the imagination!”
Technical Details
Blend | 63% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Winemaker | Michael Rolland |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Haut-Medoc |
Vineyard | Chateau d'Arsac |
Alcohol | 13.5% |
About The Producer
Reviews
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This is the first release of a special project of Jeremy Renard and the proprietor of Chateau d’Arsac in Margaux. Under Renard’s guidance, each year a single vineyard parcel from Chateau d'Arsac is completely controlled by a single, world-renowned winemaker. Michel Rolland launched the project, and he has been followed by other luminaries in the wine world. Rolland had the good fortune to benefit from an excellent vintage, and the result is a 5,000-case lot of sensational wine. The 2005 possesses a forward, voluptuous style, so it will have early appeal, but don’t discount its potential to last 15-20 years. It offers a dense ruby/purple hue along with a smoky perfume of sweet cherries, blackberries, roasted coffee, and a hint of tobacco leaf. There is a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, and wood in this complete, full-bodied wine. The finish lasts for 35-40 seconds. This beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 15-20 years.
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