Château Durfort Vivens, Cru Classé Margaux 2005

A 2nd-growth Margaux estate whose level of quality over the last 30 years has been raised to the exceptional under the directorship of Gonzargue Lurton:

"The 2005 Durfort-Vivens is powerful, earthy and exotic, all at the same time. Rich red fruit, iron, dried herbs, mocha, anise, cedar and pipe tobacco all open in the glass. Durfort-Vivens is a decidedly rustic, burly Margaux in 2005, but it has enough depth and overall stuffing to drink well for another decade or more." Drink 2021-2030, 91 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous