2000 Wine Over $100

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 full-bodied modern-styled St.-Emilion offers a sensational perfume of smoky barbecue jammy black currants kirsch licorice and a touch of pain grille. Fleshy savory and full-bodied it has shed much of its tannin but still... 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

A beautiful wine from Branaire the 2000 is close to full maturity and should offer plenty of pleasure over the next 15-20 years. Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by scents of boysenberries black currants and spring 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

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

From the partnership of Jean-Luc Thunevin and Muriel Andraud the 2000 Marojallia was thought to be a flash-in-the-pan garage wine in 2000 but it is showing its stature and gravitas with its powerful evolution. The wine has a deep... 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

Perhaps the most beautiful packaging ever on a Bordeaux bottle Baroness Philippine de Rothschild literally produced a work of art in the gold-engraved bottle of 2000 Mouton Rothschild. Of course one can’t drink the glass but... Read More

Perhaps the most beautiful packaging ever on a Bordeaux bottle Baroness Philippine de Rothschild literally produced a work of art in the gold-engraved bottle of 2000 Mouton Rothschild. Of course one can’t drink the glass but... Read More

Just beginning to come around and strut its enormous potential this wine at age 15 has been evolving like a glacier. The wine has an inky opaque plum/purple color and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries bramble berries blackberries... Read More

Gerard Perse’s 2000 Pavie Decesse a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from a vineyard situated above Pavie on the steep limestone hillsides outside the walled town of St.-Emilion is a fabulous effort (all the Perse... Read More

A superb wine this opaque purple-colored effort boasts a vividly pure nose of graphite melted licorice creme de cassis espresso and wet stones backed up by subtle high quality spicy new oak. Multi-layered full-bodied dense concentrated... Read More

This is rather dramatic with lush layered blackberry puree and mocha notes that just keep going and going picking up juicy black licorice and Black Forest cake flavors along the way. This has the spine to pull it off but is really... 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 Sauvignon... 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 Sauvignon... Read More