In Bond Fine Wine. 2005 DRC Romanee St Vivant, Vosne-Romanee, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • Red Burgundy in 1x75cl. Top critic score: 96–97/100 (DS). Drinking window: 2020+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
David Schildknecht (DS) — 96–97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/04/2007
Just as this year's Echezeaux challenges the quality of the Grands-Echezeaux, another surprise of the vintage is a spectacular showing for the 2005 Romanee-St.-Vivant. A startlingly dark, mouth-watering amalgam of purple plum paste, blackberry preserves, bitter chocolate, toasted walnut, soy, and raw beef intrigues the nose. On the palate, this cleaves to the dark side, with viscous, mouth-coatin…
Allen Meadows (BH) — 94–96/100 · Burghound, 01/01/2007 · Drink 2020+
This is also very primary and backward though not raw as hints of supremely elegant and seductive black fruit aromas replete with soy, hoisin, clove and anise nuances merge into wonderfully fine and refined linear and firmly structured flavours that culminate in a precise, pure and driving finish that goes on and on. This is a really impressive effort that offers terrific potential. A 'wow' wine.