Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - Bordeaux 2000 - 20 Years On - 48 Reds: All tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) It´s a good vintage but not on par with more recent great vintages like 09/10/15/16. Why? A smaller group of top wines reaching lower highs and in general a tad less depth, purity and finesse. 2) Right bank is ready, the left bank still needs time to integrate and open up. 3) Not much tertiary aromas yet - peak drinking window at least 10 years away for most wines. 4) 2000 is a bit a cooler vintage which is great for the right bank (not too much ripeness). 5) Winners? Pomerol with the highest ratings. Le Pin (97+ pts) leading the pack for me (narrowly beating the consensus winner Pavie (97 pts).

More information, top and worst 10 lists, appellation rankings, out- and underperformer from five participants in the story link. As always, in such tastings (lots of wines, not a lot of time per wine, not decanted) the ranking of wines/appellations might be more informative than the scores.

TN: I didn’t like the nose much or found it overly expressive and interesting but on the palate there was a nice red and dark berry-driven fruit expression combined with lots of minerality and a nice creamy texture. The structure will need a bit more time to soften further. This was one of the more open left bank wines but no comparison to the more recent vintages which boast much purer fruit expression and a touch more sexiness and finesse (but a more modern style).

Decanting: This would have certainly gained from 2h+ in the decanter.

Group average: 93.0 pts
Group rank: Shared 20th out of 48

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