Notes:

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug 05
($45) Highly aromatic but discreet aromas of lemon, wet stone and flowers. Juicy, tight and highly concentrated, with terrific inner-mouth energy for the vintage. Very dense wine but light on its feet. The very long finish highlights pineapple and wet stone. 91 points

Among these 1ers, this is the most similar to its 2004 counterpart as the same green fruit aromas are on display with only a bit more ripeness to them. The flavors are big, powerful and opulent yet there is very impressive detail and purity with a really lovely mouth feel to the long and understated finish. This is really a beautiful wine with good vibrancy and fine overall balance. Burghound 89 Points