La Bienfaisance 2005 750ml

Château La Bienfaisance is a Saint-Émilion property whose wines show the plush, modern side of the Right Bank. The 2005 comes from one of Bordeaux's greatest vintages of the century, a warm, dry year that produced ripe, concentrated wines with the structure to age. Wine Advocate described a rich, concentrated wine loaded with blackcurrant and black cherry fruit, some earthiness and subtle background oak, medium to full-bodied and "extremely well-made" in a progressive, modern style. Now two decades old, it should be showing softened tannins and developed savory notes around its dark fruit core. Drink now through 2030.