A dense ruby/purple color is followed by notes of cedarwood, black currants, tobacco leaf, and spice box. The 2005 Confiance de Gerard Depardieu is deep, full-bodied, and dense with the wood component well-concealed behind a cascade of fruit and structure. Give this beauty another 1-2 years of bottle age, and drink it over the following 10-15.Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Magrez, winemaker Jean Cordeau, and Michel Rolland have turned out something special as this fabulous cuvee competes with a second or third growth Medoc.