2000

Two bottles were badly corked which is certainly a scary situation for a wine where only 1000 or so cases were produced. However a third bottle was magical and just short of perfection. Its saturated purple color was followed... Read More

This was the breakthrough vintage for this fabulous terroir that had been under-exploited for so many years. A collaboration between Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt this medium to full-bodied pure blend of 80% Merlot... Read More

"Floral notes intermixed with raspberries black currants minerals and a hint of new oak emerge from the dense purple-colored 2000 Ducru-Beaucaillou. The wine is sweet dense and medium to full-bodied with undeniable elegance and... Read More

"An outstanding Duhart certainly one of the best produced at this estate since the 1996 1986 and 1982 this blend of 80.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19.5% Merlot reveals a deep ruby/purple color as well as notes of lead pencil intermixed... Read More

The outstanding 2000 is the finest example I have yet tasted from this estate. The wine a sleeper of the vintage has a dense ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of creme de cassis intermixed with raspberries wet stones and flowers... Read More

Tasted from an ex-château bottle in Bordeaux I was not surprised to find the 2000 Château Haut-Brion flirting with perfection. The nose is simply breathtaking - quintessential Haut-Brion with ebullient red berry fruit roasted... Read More

"Dense ruby/purple with a glorious nose of blackberries cassis white flowers licorice and a hint of sweet oak this seamless wine is a classic example of purity and symmetry. Combining power with charm and finesse in a deeply textured... Read More

Two recent tastings of the 2000 La Gomerie both reinforced my comments of seven years ago. An interesting thing about this 100% Merlot is how well it ages. Perhaps it deserves more attention. Its dense purple color is followed... Read More

Medium to dark ruby-red color. Aromas are of delicate leafy cassis fruit. Leafy cassis & mulberry fruit on the palate is lifted by high acidity. The wine has light to medium body with angular tannins. The oak is beautifully handled... Read More

"Since I gave this wine a perfect score I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend of 93.3% Cabernet... Read More

One of the sleepers of the 1996 vintage Lafon-Rochet has turned out an atypically powerful rich and concentrated wine bursting with black currant fruit. The opaque purple color gives way to a medium to full-bodied tannic backward... Read More

The 2000 Latour (a relatively abundant 14000 cases compared to what they produced in 2009 2008 or 2005) is “packed and stacked.” The extremely rich black/purple color to the rim is followed by a wine with some subtle smoke... Read More

I found this to be one of the more backward wines of the 2000 vintage and gave it a window of maturity of 2015-2040 when I reviewed it in 2003. In my two recent tastings of it I changed that window to 2018-2050 which probably... Read More

Although still youthful I do not think the 2000 Monbousquet will develop much more complexity. It is a seductive rich generously endowed effort revealing plenty of spice box herb black currant kirsch espresso and toasty oak characteristics... Read More

Tasted at the vertical in London the question was whether the 2000 Montrose would be paradigmatic of a vintage whereby the wines have remained sullen and broody in their youth. On this occasion to my surprise I found it more open... Read More

Deep garnet colored with a touch of brick the 2000 Mouton Rothschild (composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) boldly bursts from the glass with tantalizing Black Forest cake dried mulberries kirsch and blackcurrant... Read More

Deep garnet colored with a touch of brick the 2000 Mouton Rothschild (composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) boldly bursts from the glass with tantalizing Black Forest cake dried mulberries kirsch and blackcurrant... Read More

Deep garnet colored with a touch of brick the 2000 Mouton Rothschild (composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) boldly bursts from the glass with tantalizing Black Forest cake dried mulberries kirsch and blackcurrant... Read More

In 2002 a big section of this vineyard will be incorporated into Pavie. The 2000 Pavie Decesse made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc at yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare enjoyed a five-week maceration and was aged in... Read More

Reviewed by Robert M. Parker Jr. Issue Date 28th Jun 2010 Source 189 The Wine Advocate A beautiful crushed rock/liqueur of minerality characterizes this inky/purple-hued St.-Emilion. Tannic with lots of pure black raspberry and... Read More

"Tight and muscular with a solid core of fruit and racy tannins. Full-bodied with chewy tannins yet silky and refined. This is very very toned and serious. A wine for long-term aging."