Dujac Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2005

95-99 points Fine Wine Review: "The fabulous Clos de la Roche is deep, dense, and pure with nervy dark fruits and licorice, making for a most compelling wine. (Issue #114; 2006)"

98 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2005 vintage remains the single greatest young vintage of this wine that I have ever tasted, and at age eleven, there is nothing going on in this wine that dissuades me from this conviction, as this is sheer brilliance from tip to toe. However, like so many of the very finest 2005s, this wine is still in its infancy and is years and years away from truly blossoming, so opening up bottles now is pure infanticide. However, for research purposes, we sacrificed a bottle at our vertical, with the wine offering up an absolutely brilliant, albeit primary, bouquet of sappy plums, red and black cherries, venison, raw cocoa, a superb base of soil, woodsmoke, fresh herbs and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure, full-bodied and gloriously sappy at the core, coupled to stunning transparency, ripe tannins, great acids and laser-like focus on the very long, very young and perfectly balanced finish. All this legend needs is time. 2030-2100. (Jul/Aug 2016)"

96 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "The surprisingly expressive nose is quite floral and spicy with still completely primary aromas of black cherry, warm earth and a hint of the sauvage. There is excellent richness to the focused, intense, vibrant and well-muscled full-bodied flavors that carry ample authority and punch on the complex, broad and superbly long finish that reflects a hint of mocha. There is superb depth of material here and the intensity builds from the mid-palate on back to the explosive if still slightly austere finish. There is so much dry extract here that it is clear that this dramatic and powerful wine will live for decades to come, indeed it’s going to require another 20+ years just to arrive at its peak. Tasted thrice in the last year with consistent results. 2040+. (Jun 2018)"

96 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "The Seysses’ 2005 Clos de la Roche charts new territory in this collection for sheer intensity. Black cherry, kirsch distillate, cedar, incense, iron filings, wet stone, and roasted meats and coffee represent a few of the immediate aromatic suggestions forced on this taster. In the mouth, it is similarly compelling, with an eruption of clear black cherry, cassis, and meat juices, faintly bitter notes of fruit skin and pungent herbal and mineral notes adding complexity. The texture is incipiently velvety, imposingly glossy, and a perfect cover for fine, abundant tannins. Spectacularly rich and reverberative in its multifaceted finish, this sensational wine deserves at least a decade of rest before re-opening. (6/28/07)"

95 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Dense solid deep youthful dark red. Not much bouquet as yet. There is an immense mouthful of very dark fruit then massive but not bitter tannins. This makes for a long powerful mouthful of wine but it is so far away from being approachable. It could expand into something really magical much later on. (Nov 2017)"

95 points Clive Coates, MW (Decanter): "Full colour. Rich, concentrated nose. Nice and fat. Compared with earlier Dujacs this has more backbone and intensity. Excellent fruit and really profound. Very fine. Drink starting 2016. (8/31/16)"

94+ points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Deep red-ruby. Pure but tight aromas of dark raspberry, brown spices and graphite. Dense, fat and rich but quite youthfully reduced, showing notes of smoke and toast. This amazingly chewy and tactile wine needs a lot of patience. Sullen today but very long and strong on the back end, with a powerful impression of dry extract and a finishing note of chocolate. If you invest in a wine like this, don't even think of opening it any time soon. (Mar/Apr 2008)"