The 2005 Chateau La Tour Figeac has been uncorked....

[JimHow]

...on a spectacular June Friday night in Maine.

Hoy cow, is this wine PURPLE!

[JimHow]

I don't know what I'm drinking here, but I'm not drinking Bordeaux!

Oh, wait... St. Emilion is not really "Bordeaux," my mistake....

[JimHow]

I may be wrong, but didn't He Who Shall Remain Nameless rate this like 95 points?

[Tom In DC]

Parker 91, but a "finest Chateau X I've ever tasted" note.

Wasn't La Tour Figeac where Harry, Tim and I took a cab to catch up with the Convention '05 crew after the BWE version of "The Longest Day"? With all of the various Figeac's, that was one confused cabbie!

[JimHow]

Yeah, 90, 91 points, I'd say that's about right. Extracted. Seems manipulated. Good, but not compelling. Nice ripe, licorice aromatics. Expected more, though not sure why.

[AlexR]

German owned, biodynamic. Was boring until recently. Consultant is Stéphane Derenencourt's wife. Would be surprised it it was overly modern, but that it the impression I get from the notes.

Alex R.

[Houndsong]

I have the 04. It's definitely made in a rich, ripe style.