The Best Red Wines from France - Vintage 2005

Vineyards near Saint Emilion, Bordeaux
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France offers a plethora of delightful red wines to delve into. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 2005 vintage.
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2005 Château Cheval Blanc
Château Cheval Blanc
France
Libournais,  Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
14%
Château Cheval Blanc Red Wine
100
2005 Merlot Château Pétrus
Château Pétrus
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Merlot
13%
Merlot Château Pétrus Red Wine
100
2005 Château Latour
Château Latour
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Latour Red Wine
99
2005 Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Léoville Las Cases
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Léoville Las Cases Red Wine
99
2005 Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Lafite-Rothschild
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
13%
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Château Lafite-Rothschild Red Wine
98
2005 Château L’Évangile
Château L'Évangile
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château L’Évangile Red Wine
98
2005 Château Haut-Bailly Magnum
Château Haut-Bailly
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Haut-Bailly Magnum Red Wine
97
2005 Clos Fourtet
Château Clos Fourtet
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Merlot
Clos Fourtet Red Wine
97
2005 Château Palmer
Château Palmer
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
€€€€€
Château Palmer Red Wine
97
2005 Volnay Premier Cru Les Caillerets Clos des 60 Ouvrées AOC Monopole
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or
France
Cote de Nuits,  Burgundy,  France
Red Wine
Volnay Premier Cru Les Caillerets Clos des 60 Ouvrées AOC Monopole Red Wine
97
2005 Château Mouton Rothschild Fassprobe
Château Mouton Rothschild
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Mouton Rothschild Fassprobe Red Wine
97
2005 Château Pavie
Château Pavie
France
Libournais,  Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Pavie Red Wine
96
2005 Grands-Échezeaux Grand Cru AOC
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
France
Cote de Nuits,  Burgundy,  France
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
Grands-Échezeaux Grand Cru AOC Red Wine
96
2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Château Rayas
France
Rhône,  France
Red Wine
Grenache
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Red Wine
96
2005 Château Ausone
Château Ausone
France
Libournais,  Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Ausone Red Wine
96
2005 Château L’Eglise-Clinet
Château L’Eglise-Clinet
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château L’Eglise-Clinet Red Wine
96
2005 Château Margaux
Château Margaux
France
Margaux,  Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Margaux Red Wine
96
2005 Château Montrose
Château Montrose
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château Montrose Red Wine
96
2005 Château Trotanoy
Château Trotanoy
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Merlot
Château Trotanoy Red Wine
96
2005 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru AOC Clos Saint Jacques Vieille Vigne
Domaine Jean-Claude Fourrier
France
France
Red Wine
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru AOC Clos Saint Jacques Vieille Vigne Red Wine
95