2005 Clos Les Lunelles, Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux

Although the list price of $41 is slightly outside our range, I've included it because discounts are sometimes possible.  Also, Robert Parker gives this wine 94 points:  "The Cotes de Castillon offering from perfectionists Chantal and Gerard Perse, the 2005 Clos Les Lunelles, fashioned from yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare, is a candidate for the reference point wine of the appellation.  Inky/blue/purple-colored with stunning aromas of spring flowers, sweet cherries, black currants, crushed rocks and new oak, it possesses fabulous fruit, remarkable intensity and texture, full body, and a huge, moderately tannic finish.  The natural alcohol came in at 14.3%.  Anticipated maturity 2010-2020+."  The list price is $41.