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Robert Parker: Gerard Perse believes this is the greatest Pavie he’s made to date, although certainly I would argue that list includesthe 2000, as well as the 2009 and 2010, among his superstars. Thiswine, which I had both in the 2005 horizontal report in the WineAdvocate, and at a mini-vertical with Perse at the restaurantMaison Boulud in Montreal, looks to be a 75- to 100-year wine.Dense, opaque purple to the rim, with a gorgeously promising noseof blackberries, cassis, graphite and cedar wood just beginning toemerge, it tastes more like a three-year-old than wine that isalready a decade old. This beauty is intense and full-bodied, withmagnificent concentration, a majestic mouthfeel and a totalseamless integration of tannin, wood, alcohol, etc. Beautifullyrich, full and multidimensional, this is a tour de force inwinemaking and certainly one of the top dozen or so 2005 Bordeaux.Forget it for another 3-5 years and drink it over the following50-100 years!