Bordeaux's Beautiful Baby

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Exclusive tastings of more than 600 wines make it clear—the 2005 vintage is a classic

James Suckling
Issue: June 30, 2006

Bordeaux wine producers knew from the moment they picked their grapes last autumn that they were onto something very special, even extraordinary, with 2005. And now, the new wines resting in the cellars confirm that initial impression.

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