Joanna Simon: Very dense color, but a more mature shade than 2006. A similar fragrant, floral character on the nose, with an additional ripeness and richness of black cherry, cassis, cocoa, coffee, and trufflecum- game. On the palate: power, concentration, bulk but not bulkiness. The tannins make their presence felt, yet have a close-textured, velvety suppleness and the wine stretches out into a mineral-fresh finish with touches of licorice and bitter chocolate. A complex wine that is less ready to drink than the 2006 with which it shares its 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc composition. 13.8% ABV. Jean-Michel Laporte said of this vintage, “You didn’t have to do anything in 2005— just sit and wait,” which is very similar to what Marielle Cazaux says of 2015: “There was no stress. I could sleep at night.”