2000 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi

Burgundy-Report

• By Bill Nanson
  7/1/2006, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Clos du Roi) Medium ruby-red coloured. Medium-sweet notes, hints of strawberry and raspberry and eventually faint smoked bacon. The palate has opened out since its last outing, reasonable intensity and a good length. The acidity is a bit up an down, but this is one 2000 Côte de Beaune that is regaining a little poise.

• By Bill Nanson
  4/1/2006, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Clos du Roi) Medium ruby-red coloured. Medium-sweet notes, hints of strawberry and raspberry and eventually faint smoked bacon. The palate has opened out since its last outing, reasonable intensity and a good length. The acidity is a bit up an down, but this is one 2000 Côte de Beaune that is regaining a little poise.

• By Bill Nanson
  3/1/2005, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Clos du Roi) Medium cherry-red colour. The nose is high-toned and slightly estery, though there's still reasonable red fruit in the background. Nice density and useful acidity too but not quite the buffering sweet fruit of 18 months ago. Still, the texture is quite good and there's a little cream on the surprisingly long finish. This was a fantastic little wine on release but the joie de vivre is now gone so I suggest letting them lay down for another few years.

• By Bill Nanson
  11/1/2003, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune Clos du Roi) A little lighter than the Potel wine and still cherry-red coloured. Still has hints of oak on the nose, but mainly a mix of red fruits. Very good acidity - like closing the jaws on a mouthful of cherries - without the stones! Medium-plus and quite drying tannins. This shows in a young way, but was a delight anyway.