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Bordeaux 2000: Left Bank v. Right Bank
Manhattan Beach, CA
Tasted February 26, 2015 by cabber with 806 views
Introduction
Thursday "school-night" wine tasting. 21 bottles tasted single blind. Most decanted at least 2 hours.
Flight 1 - Left Bank (13 notes)
Red
2000 Château Rauzan-Ségla
92 points
We had this in magnum. It is still tight, but some earth on the nose and nice fruit showing through. Will improve in the cellar.
Red
2000 Château Lynch-Bages
92 points
Softer style than I would have expected. It is a beauty. Still a bit closed. I think this would have benefited from a longer decant or more time in the cellar.
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Red
2000 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
92 points
Weak and closed at first, but was opening up in the glass. Very nice fruit showing through. Will be a beauty.
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Red
2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
96 points
Tasty, earthy. Really liked this. Opened up nicely even at this young age after two hour decant.
Red
2000 Château Malescot St. Exupéry
97 points
This was our Wine of the Night of the 13 we tried from the Left bank in this flight. Aromatic, and drinking well now.
Red
2000 Château Cantenac Brown
91 points
Quite tannic. Hasn't fully integrated, but has potential I think.
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Red
2000 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux
91 points
A little heat on this one. Earth notes, bright fruit, acidity.
Red
1995 Château Léoville Las Cases
95 points
A wild card outside the 2000 vintage theme. Young, powerful. Earthy nose, depth, dark fruit, long finish. Really good.
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Red
1999 Château Latour Grand Vin
96 points
Another wildcard outside our 2000 vintage theme. A stunner. powerful, earthy, tobacco, chocolate. Just great and goes the distance.
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Red
2000 Château Haut-Brion
96 points
Beautiful, soft, elegant. Everything in perfect balance. Three hour decant. This was voted second place for Wine of the Night.
Flight 2 - Right Bank (8 notes)
Red
2000 Château Pavie
96 points
A little tight still, but showing beautiful ripe fruit, depth, structure. Two hour decant. This was our Wine of the Night from the Right Bank flight.
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Red
Red
2000 Château Le Bon Pasteur
94 points
Very enjoyable. Fruit forward, modern style.
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Red
2000 Château Pavie Decesse
94 points
Austere and closed, in my view. I didn't get much from it. However, many in our group loved it. I tasted it early, so it must have really opened up. Voted second place for Wine of the Night from the Right Bank.
Red
2000 Château Angélus
95 points
Would have benefited from a few hours decanting. Tasted twice over the evening. It was definitely opening up. Aromatic floral nose, red and black fruit, balanced. Very nice.
Red
2000 Château Monbousquet
95 points
Very nice, smooth and balanced. Modern style. Ripe fruit and good structure.
Red
1998 Château Le Moulin
92 points
A wildcard outside the 2000 vintage theme. Nice, easy to drink. In a good place now.
Closing
The wine quality was consistent and impressive. Our group felt that the Left had more standouts, but the Right had some beauties as well. Not surprisingly, most of these wines benefit from decanting for a few hours and should continue to improve in the cellar.