2005 Château Pape Clément, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

"The greatest Pape-Clement ever produced?... The 2005, a potential legend, boasts a dense purple color along with a glorious, smoky bouquet displaying notions of graphite, plums, cassis, licorice, and subtle oak. Full-bodied with magnificent intensity, beautiful fresh acidity, tremendous definition, and a powerful, moderately tannic, super-concentrated finish, this beauty should come into its own by 2010, and last for three decades or more. It is a prodigious effort!"
96-100/100 points. (Robert Parker)