Château Pichon-Longueville, Bordeaux, France
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Rating: 4.5stars; 94points
Good breadth and depth of flavours. Complex balanced and long. Great ageing potential (20yrs).
Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2000
Domaine Leflaive, Bourgogne, France
Grape Varietals: Chardonnay
Rating: 4.5stars; 93points
Balanced long complex minerally citrus notes with a hint of butterscotch. Wonderfully textured mouthfeel
Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Réserve De La Comtesse 2000
Château Pichon-Longueville, Medoc, France
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Rating: 3.5stars; 90points
Elegant layered cassis with mocha dominating initially. Tasted blind reminded me of a Pichon Lallande but the mocha was overpowering. This tapered off to deliver a much more delightful offering.
Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé 2000
Château Lascombes, Medoc, France
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenérè
Rating: 4.0stars; 92points
Initial Bordeaux stink gives way to complex cassis with Bdx minerality and strong oak support. Fruit waning but balance still good. Dense and with soft tannins.
Alain Brumont Frimaire Pacherenc Du Vic Bilh 2000
Alain Brumont, Sud-Ouest, France
Grape Varietals: Petit Manseng
Rating: 3.5stars; 90points
Good balance and decent complexity
Teyssier Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2000
Château Teyssier, Bordeaux, France
Grape Varietals: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Rating: 3.5stars; 90points
A hint of oxidation masking the lovely mature bordeaux notes. Suspect storage issues but still a delectable wine
Kanonkop Paul Sauer 2000
Kanonkop Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Rating: 4.5stars; 93points
13 years on and still a baby. Deep, pungent and intense cassis dominate the long palate. Hints of tobacco and cedar with a touch of moccha provide complexity. A unique new world wine within grasp of perfection save for a lack of the harmony that exudes from pedigree old world wines. Easily 10 years in reserve.
Faustino Rioja I Gran Reserva 2000
Bodegas, La Rioja, Spain
Grape Varietals: Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano
Rating: 4.0stars; 91points
Initially nose brett. laden but this eases with time to reveal soft complex vanillin coated red cherries. Palate expressive complex and layered from onset and slowly opens a bit more with time.
Bachelet Vieilles Vigne Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2000
Domaine Bachelet, Côte de Nuits, France
Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir
Rating: 4.5stars; 93points
Clean and long complex pinot red cherry notes. Great purity
Pichon-Longueville Les Tourelles De Longueville Pauillac 2000
Château Pichon-Longueville, Bordeaux, France
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Rating: 3.0stars; 88points
Mocha on nose. Much lighter on palate. Drink soon.
Beaucastel Hommage A Jacques Perrin 2000
Château De Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Grape Varietals: Mourvedre, Shiraz/Syrah, Grenache Noir, Cinsault
Rating: 4.0stars; 91points
Brett.? On nose and palate. Wild bouquet of floral, raspberry and mushrooms. Bad bottle?
Ponsot Clos de La Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vigne 2000
Domaine Ponsot, Bourgogne, France
Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir
Rating: 4.5stars; 94points
Deep pinot strawberry/cherry greet on 1st pour. Great depth and complexity without the farmyard notes. Will go for another 10 years.
Cave De Nolay Chambolle-Musigny 2000
Cave De Nolay, Bourgogne, France
Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir
Rating: 3.5stars
Niced aged village burg. hint oxidative at start but not unpleasant. Hint of spice adds complexity
Seghesio Vigneto La Villa Barolo 2000
Aldo E Riccardo Seghesio, Langhe, Italy
Grape Varietals: Nebbiolo
Rating: 3.5stars; 89points
Mellow and balanced but lacks in character.
Lynch Bages Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2000
Château Lynch Bages, Bordeaux, France
Grape Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Rating: 4.0stars; 91points
Complex cassis and tobacco notes. Good balance and length
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