Gault Millau 2008: 19/20 

Notes written by Thierry Brouin  

This sumptuous  vintage is showing perfectly through the magnificent "terroir" of Lambrays.The colour still very violin is calling for a deep and harmonious wine with a sumptuous texture of richness, velvetness and great elegance.

To keep at least 10 years and more.

Burghound - Allen Meadows - (january 2007) 94 P

"Dark berry fruit, spice, earth, a hint of animale and an overlay of obvious minerality complements perfectly the rich, full and sweet broad-scaled yet elegant flavors that are solidly structured and firm on the detailed and wonderfully intense finish." 

Wine Advocate - Robert Parker

The 2005 Clos des Lambrays leads with hints of cedar and spruce resin (or is that actually ripe Pinot stems?), bitter-sweet florality, pungent spices, black tea, salt spray, iodine and Côte-Rôtie like smoked meats. Plum and cherry - with a strong dose of skins and pits - almost come as an aromatic afterthought. A subtly bitter, tart edge follows the flowers, meat and minerals onto the palate and helps lend profile and pungent energy to the wine, which sticks tenaciously to the palate as if it were exacity the sort of resin suggested in this aroma. This is serious in a rather somber way, and the abundance of tannin and sheer density of this wine suggest one wait 6-8 years before peeking beneath another cork. But I strongly suggest it will make excellent old bones, so my score could easily mislead. From 2010.

Score: 93

Wine Spectator

 A red of purity and suppleness. Reveals a dens core of cherry, spice and mineral aromas and flavors aliied to a firm structure, while great energy propels this to a long, lingering aftertaste. A combination of power and finesse. Best from 2014 through 2030.

Score: 95