Community Tasting Note
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blanquito wrote: 80 points
September 19, 2013 - From half bottle... Another lousy bottle of this wine, and getting worse. The bouquet is decent, with some dusty black cherry and a slight floral note, but it is merely inoffensive. The palate is pretty much shot, hollowed out, thin and now dominated by shrill and sour acidity. Whatever fruit this wine once had seems gone. There are some gritty tannins still. Not really drinkable for those with options.
I know this position is debated, but this is yet another solid-to-mid-range 2000 Bordeaux (along with chateau like Cantemerle, Bernadotte, Fontenil, Charmail, Fombrauge, and Fougas Maldoror) that was at least better a few years ago and at worst is drying out. Very discouraging for the vintage of the millennium and a worrisome indication of how modern winemaking may have changed the aging curve of Bordeaux.1 person found this helpful 4,989 views
3 Comments
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Barry Notes commented:
9/20/13, 8:02 AM - Sorry to read. I have this in 750. Hopefully, it's better. I will be starting to pull the few 2000's that I have. You very well might be right. This high proclaimed vintage may be more hype than fact. The few I've had so far were long on tannins and short of everything else. I have found over the years 1/2 bottles do not age well long. Good luck, good TN, I'm sure you are dissappointed after waiting so long.
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Barry Notes commented:
9/24/13, 8:12 AM - That's encouraging to know. Since I've tried only very low end 2000's, I'm hopeful the mid range ones are much better. You response has given me hope! Thanks. Barry
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blanquito commented:
9/24/13, 10:47 AM - Yeah, I know the ageability issue concerning 2000 cru bourgeois and the similar ilk from Bordeaux is controversial. Some of this is palate preferences, but I have been following many of these wines for years and seen how they are changing. They are not shut down or asleep, they were just better in 2008 to 2010, IMHO.