Shows enticing aromas of toffee, cream, dried apricot and caramel. Full-bodied, very sweet and thick, with honey and caramel flavors. Long and rich, oozing with sweet, ripe fruit, this is like liquid candy. Best after 2016. *Highly Recommended* (JS)

A magnificent wine, the 2005 Chateau Rieussec shows nice promise at this juncture in its long development. 2005 was a vintage marked by drought and a cool August and September, which allowed for some slow ripening. This intense wine begins with aromas of crème brûlée, crushed white flowers, marzipan and hints of vanilla bean. There are dense, concentrated flavors of orange marmalade, poached pear, vanilla, crème brûlée and bananas foster. The viscosity and hedonistic quality of this wine is gorgeous, while the mid-palate glides effortlessly into the exceedingly long and memorable finish. (OB)

You get both apricots and honeyed botrytis aromas that are followed through by a dry core, very full-bodied with richness, the sweetness of the yellow jam fruits, apricots and mangoes gliding over the palate. Delicious, and certainly ageworthy. (RV)