2005 Richebourg Grand Cru Anne Gros, Burgund (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2005 Richebourg Grand Cru, Anne Gros

The 2005 Richebourg Grand Cru marks the transition to the domaine's contemporary style, wafting from the glass with a rich and fruit-driven bouquet of cassis, plums and black raspberries that's framed by a lavish application of creamy new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, dense and concentrated, with a deep and fleshy profile that's still quite wrapped up in its fine-grained tannic chassis, buttressed by tangy acids. In its impactful, modernist style it's quite a success, though it's still several years away from prime-time drinking. - William Kelley, July 2020

Allen Meadows' Burghound - 2005 Richebourg Grand Cru, Anne Gros

Other than a trace of lightening at the rim, the deep ruby color has the look of a just released young Burgundy. The ripe, ultra-spicy and beautifully fresh nose flashes notes of sandalwood, hoisin, violet and Asian-style tea. The very dense, serious and muscular big-bodied flavors possess outstanding mid-palate density while delivering superb length on the mouth coating finish. I very much like the mid-palate texture thanks to the abundant level of dry extract, all wrapped in a firm, moderately austere and balanced finish. This is indisputably still very much a work in progress and more depth is certainly needed but the depth of material is so good that this appears to be more than just promising. Even so, I would recommend allowing this to continue to peacefully slumber as it's presently compact and still a bit grumpy. - Allen Meadows, Nov. 2018