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2000 La Vieille Cure Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend: 750ml

$25.99

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about this wine:

Land: A plateau of limestone; bordering slopes with chalk and clay soils.
Grapes:74% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Bordeaux Right Bank, Appellation: Fronsac
Classification: The wines produced at Chateau la Vieille Cure are, as has been the tradition for centuries, fine wines meant for careful consumption. While they can be enjoyed young, they are best appreciated at 4 years of age and more. 10 years is normal, and 15 or even 20 years are not exceptional. With a perfect balance of fruit, aromas and tannins, they are made to be appreciated with meals but can be enjoyed at any time.

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points awarded:
WA 90

Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, December 2012

Tasted out of magnum. Dark opaque ruby fades into a hazy pink at the rim. Classic Bordeaux, and from an excellent year. The bouquet is alive with alluring aromas of cassis, mushroom, damp earth, and ripe red fruit. Complex and shape shifting on the nose, this yields a new aroma every time you come back to the glass. Dense on the palate, with terrific fruit, balanced out with admirable acidity. Really vigorous and alive. Not soft on the palate, just luscious. In a great place now, but with a few tannins at the back end I wouldn't be surprised if this was still singing in 2022.


90 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2003

Wow, what a sexy wine! Deep ruby/purple, with a glorious nose of kirsch liqueur, caramel, and toast, this sweet, expansive, medium to full-bodied wine marries elegance and power brilliantly. The acidity is low, the fruit ripe, the tannins integrated, and the impression one of sumptuous, concentrated fruit... This is the best La Vieille Cure made to date.


88 points,

Wine Spectator, March 2003

Rich aromas of coffee and raspberries with hints of plums. Medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and smoky finish. Very fine. Best after 2005. -JS


Cory Gowan, JJ Buckley, December 2012

Tasted out of magnum. Dark opaque ruby fades into a hazy pink at the rim. Classic Bordeaux, and from an excellent year. The bouquet is alive with alluring aromas of cassis, mushroom, damp earth, and ripe red fruit. Complex and shape shifting on the nose, this yields a new aroma every time you come back to the glass. Dense on the palate, with terrific fruit, balanced out with admirable acidity. Really vigorous and alive. Not soft on the palate, just luscious. In a great place now, but with a few tannins at the back end I wouldn't be surprised if this was still singing in 2022.


90 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2003

Wow, what a sexy wine! Deep ruby/purple, with a glorious nose of kirsch liqueur, caramel, and toast, this sweet, expansive, medium to full-bodied wine marries elegance and power brilliantly. The acidity is low, the fruit ripe, the tannins integrated, and the impression one of sumptuous, concentrated fruit... This is the best La Vieille Cure made to date.


88 points,

Wine Spectator, March 2003

Rich aromas of coffee and raspberries with hints of plums. Medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and smoky finish. Very fine. Best after 2005. -JS


About Winery

With its twenty hectares in one single plot, Château La Vieille Cure already appears on a famous map of the Guyenne region, known as the Belleyme map, dated 1780. The vines grow on plateaux and slopes that are lucky enough to be turned to the south west. The estate runs along the River Isle at a height of 65 metres and not only drinks up the sun, but also enjoys good drainage.

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