2005 Chateau Quinault L'Enclos (750ml)

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Vintage: 2005
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Quinault L’Enclos
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Appellation: St. Emilion
Producer: Chateau Quinault L’Enclos
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais

Tasting note: Beautiful chocolate and blackberry aromas and flavors follow through to a full body, with soft, round tannins and a very long finish. (92pts. JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Jun. 30, 2008
Score: 92
Drink: After 2011

Tasting note: Medium ruby-red. Sexy aromas of cherry, minerals, iron and smoked meat. Juicy and sappy for the year, with lovely energy to the concentrated flavors of cherry, minerals, smoke, flowers and earth. Very sophisticated, shapely wine with a long, ripely tannic finish throwing off notes of smoke, minerals and iron. (93pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: May/Jun. 2008
Score: 93
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: The well-known winemaking consultant, Dr. Alain Raynaud, is the proprietor of this estate. The 2005 Quinault l’Enclos is a pure, elegant, stylish wine from a blend of 70% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and an unusual 6% Malbec. This highly-focused wine exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue in addition to a beautiful bouquet of black raspberries, blueberries, camphor, spring flowers, and spice box. With superb concentration, a hint of minerals, and a lovely textured mouthfeel, it should be approachable in 5-6 years, and age easily for two decades or more. (94pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2008
Score: 94
Drink: 2014-28