Reviews & Scores
Here the restrained nose is bright, elegant and classy, offering an unmistakable step up in distinction and refinement with very subtle background notes of botrytis that can also be found on the textured, supple and pure medium full flavors that are sweet, complex and utterly palate drenching on the hugely long and intense finish. Indeed, this is so intense that I had to stall for time to allow my palate to recover before moving on to the Les Clos. Trust me, this is a 'wow' wine. - BH
BH94October 2007
Good pale yellow. Knockout nose combines peche de vigne and gingery spices, plus the same violety high note I found in the 2006. Rich, broad and tactile, with terrific energy and intensity to the slightly exotic flavors of orange, lemon peel, flowers and licorice. As silky as this is, it conveys an outstanding lightness of touch. Best today on the explosive, rocky, palate-staining finish, which offers a real whiplash of iodine, warm stone and citrus peel flavors. This vineyard was the least affected by botrytis in 2005, according to Dauvissat; the wine is the lowest in alcohol, but still a full 13.5%. - VM
VM94August 2007
The 2005 Preuses is an amazingly deep wine, with a virtually bottomless aromatic package of oyster shell, wet stones and chalk, green fruit, lemon and candied grapefruit, not to mention a touch of vanillin oak and a topnote of spring flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full and pure, with laser-like focus, great mid-palate intensity, and tremendous length and grip on the very, very long and soil-driven finish. Fine, fine juice. - JG
JG95November 2006