2000 Château Peyrabon

Community Tasting Notes (22) Median Score: 88 points

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  11/25/2018 - L2000 wrote: 84 Points

  Spot on description by Wine Ratings. Ok all the options are here in that description, but read between the lines and it's minerality and advanced characteristics of maturity and fruit that dominate. Love the Gravelly and cola taste ideas. i had bought it for pennies, put it in the loft (I've created an insulated storage area, and it seems to have matured fine). i opened it for my daughters 18th with some char griddled lamb. It is mature but not necessarily past its' best. I'm happy to save a bottle for the 21st birthday. It might not get better but who else will be in a position to taste these aged characteristics of the wine. This will be a wine of memory and sentiment. Nothing can beat those flavours.

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  1/5/2018 - Wine Ratings wrote: 88 Points

  Classic nose, tight palate – took a while for the wine to show its full colours, but it eventually proved itself to be a solid back-vintage Cru Bourgeois for a reasonable price. It’s always nice when someone else does the aging for you (providing its done right!), allowing for immediate enjoyment of a bottle showing plenty from 18 years of development. There was plenty of left-bank character on display, with strong black currant, herbs, gravel, and tobacco present, though not much in the way of cedarwood or toastiness at this point. Raspberry, plum, and black cherry made appearances, though the wine leaned much more towards the savoury side with black pepper, fennel, wet soil, and smokiness throughout. Age gave the wine notes of wet leaves, dusty leather, stewed tomatoes, and an overall barnyard sense. Hints of sweet spice showed through at times. The finish was an interesting combination of cola and orange zest, which eventually gave way back to the gravelly, smoky nature. With still-robust tannins and notable acidity, the structure certainly belied the signs of age on the nose/palate; a sign that the wine either needs more time to focus, or that it will simply never be in balance. With fruit appearing on its way out, I’m not sure how much of the former it has left…though for just $40 it may be worth a spot in the cellar to find out.

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  9/16/2017 - PennyBarr Likes this wine: 82 Points

  Probably needs drinking up, although not quite over the top

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  5/19/2017 - winoman1 Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  Fleshed out - flabby - absolutely nothing worth commenting on. Really dull stuff...I think it has seen its day :)

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  11/12/2016 - BillLowney Likes this wine: 89 Points

  20 minute decant. Light to Medium body. Refined fruity floral perfumed nose. Blackcurrant, berries with hints of apricot or peach. There is a pressure from fruit flavours on the palate. The finish is a simple red fruited one, which has slightly less persistence than might be hoped for, but is still okay. I guess the age is showing in the finish a little. The wine held up really well on Day 2. It was richer and had perfect balance. No signs of oxidation, age or flatness. I drank this side-by-side with Barde Haut 2006, and both were evenly matched in the quality department. Verdict: This has a classic, reserved style, definitely a food wine, light and delicate and perfect for the sunday roast. 88-89 points.

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