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2000 Château Fougas Maldoror |
| Vintage | 2000 |  Label 1 of 2   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Fougas (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | Maldoror | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Côtes de Bourg | ||
| Appellation | Côtes de Bourg |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 37 notes) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/29/2009 & rated 88 points: not decanted. bitter, green tannins out of the gate, but that disappated with air/time. rough tannins and very earthy, developing some soft cherry, black currant. not as fruit driven as a previous bottle, less angular than another. nice french oak nose. (452 views) | |
| Tasted by kstoddard on 11/29/2009 & rated 88 points: Dark ruby color. Black currant nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry, earth, currant and French oak. Green tannins. Good acidity. Chewy finish. 13% alcohol. (375 views) | |
| Tasted by djm1973 on 9/19/2009 & rated 90 points: (421 views) | |
| Tasted by JR_Boston on 9/12/2009 & rated 91 points: Best of the Bordeauxs that we tasted - possibly due to the vintage. Good fruit, not too earthy (556 views) | |
| Tasted by Sassy Sue on 9/7/2009 & rated 90 points: Needed 3+ hours to decant. (546 views) | |
| Tasted by chefdevergue on 2/6/2009 & rated 90 points: Decanted for about 45 minutes. Bright bouquet with hints of berry and smoke. Nice earthy notes on the palate, and an impressive finish. Lots more tannic structure than I was expecting...I would expect that this could easily age another 2 years and still yield dividends. Sadly, it was my last bottle. Others have said it, but it bears repeating: one the best QPRs of this vintage! (1149 views) | |
| Tasted by GintsO on 1/11/2009 & rated 90 points: Excellent, not overextracted wine for small money - one of best QPR. (1248 views) | |
| Tasted by wino_tim on 9/14/2008 & rated 92 points: Brooding and deep with secondary notes of coffee, dried tobacco, horse leather, cedar and campfire. Medium bodied, and lively on the palate with plenty of tannic structure left, but appealing berry fruit notes too. This could easily last another five years. (1369 views) | |
| Tasted by BordeauxNut on 8/16/2008 & rated 95 points: St. Louis Saturday Group -- 2000 v 2001 Bordeaux Tasting (Jim Dove's home): From Magnum, second take. 6 of 11 tasters scored this within 1 point of the first half of the bottle much earlier in the tasting. I again very much liked this -- though some were captivated by the 2001 Pavie it was paired with and I think it suffered as a result. Notes are consistent with earlier flight. I was, arguably, overly infatuated with this one. What a great QPR wine -- at least in this magnum format. Rank: 15/18 Vintage: 2000.5 (1610 views) | |
| Tasted by BordeauxNut on 8/16/2008 & rated 95 points: St. Louis Saturday Group -- 2000 v 2001 Bordeaux Tasting (Jim Dove's home): From Mag. Very little dissent on this wine in this flight with positive comments from almost everyone. People suggested it 'should be a keeper' and really liked the balance of the wine and the pleasant green notes layered over the ripe red and black fruits. An interesting foil to the Montrose it was served against. Held up very well on day 2. Rank: 7/18 Vintage: 2000.67 (1539 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 5/25/2008 & rated 87 points: This particular bottle a bit green and woody, tasted upon opening and after a coupla hours decantment. mild fruit and bouquet, certainly a good wine for the price with definitive bordeaux characteristics; reasonable value for money but certainly not tremendous. My recollection of my tasting of this 3 years ago was that it was more impressive. (1716 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 4/26/2008 & rated 86 points: Off bottle-atypical but not corked. (2063 views) | |
| Tasted by DSimmons on 4/19/2008: My experience with this wine is not consistent with the tasting notes here (~90pts) so I must assume that the bottles I have were damaged along the way. My bottles have lacked fruit and although drinkable certainly were nothing special. Maybe my last bottle will be the one that struts its stuff. (1839 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 4/7/2008 & rated 89 points: (1559 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/12/2008 & rated 90 points: 13% alcohol. i do not know the blend. this is what makes the vintage great. this is...what, a $20 wine? it's better than half the napa crap i taste at five times the price. in fact, i'm taking a bottle to be evaluated by the blindbobbers next time. not decanted. what holds this back is some mildly angular tannin; yet, i don't see the wine as overextracted or representatively harsh. drink or hold. (2110 views) | |
| Tasted by Demisec on 3/2/2008 & rated 90 points: Decanted an hour before. Plummy nose. Smooth and rich, with good length. (2103 views) | |
| Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 2/13/2008 & rated 88 points: This wine was consumed as an "add-on" with grilled chicken, pulled from my cellar at the last minute, not decanted. The wine should have been decanted and allowed to aerate, as the side of the bottle showed significant sediment (some of which was undoubtedly in the wine). Despite these reservations, the wine is still quite pleasant. The color is still opaque ruby, the nose still moderately intense with smokey black fruits, roasted herbs and earth. Full-bodied on the palate, with medium acidity and big, fairly ripe tannins. The flavors mirror the nose and the finish is relatively long, but a touch dry. Overall, a nice drink for the money. Drink now-12/20. (2238 views) | |
| Tasted by pdadams66 on 12/16/2007 & rated 90 points: (1910 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 9/11/2007 & rated 90 points: (2118 views) | |
| Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 5/17/2007 & rated 87 points: Consumed at home with pasta-free puttanesca sauce. The wine was decanted only one hour prior to consumption. While the wine was essentially "splash decanted" for aeration, it had a surprisingly large amount of sediment stuck to the side of the bottle (as the wine was not stood up in advance). Deep ruby robe with red rim. Clean nose, opening over one hour to show red and black currants, smoke, herbal notes and an overlay of vanilla. Medium-bodied on the palate, with medium acidity, medium sweet tannins and a creamy middle. The flavors mirror the nose, but the wine thins a bit in the finish. This is nice Bordeaux and certainly not over-priced. However, it does not sing the praises of the vintage like the "big boys". (2135 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 3/23/2007 & rated 90 points: (2355 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 2/10/2007 & rated 89 points: As before: fantastic nose but the palate suggests that this wine needs some more time in the bottle to be fully appreciated. Still a pleasure. (3231 views) | |
| Tasted by stickmanparty on 12/28/2006 & rated 89 points: (2567 views) | |
| Tasted by rjayson on 12/12/2006 & rated 90 points: Drank the first 3 bottles over the first 2 years without much appeal. This wine has substantially improved with age. Upon opening,the nose exhibited chocolate and berry. During dinner the wine opened up and improved on the palate. Did not finish the bottle and will try in a day or two using a vacuum seal. A very good wine at a great price. (3408 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 10/8/2006 & rated 90 points: (2704 views) | |
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