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2000 Croix St Georges, La Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 750ml
$129.99
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about this wine:
"This sleeper of the vintage is a large-scaled effort produced by a member of the Janoueix family (who also produce the outstanding Lalande-de-Pomerol, Chambrun). It is a powerful, dense, concentrated, muscular, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine with plenty of cassis fruit. Aromatically, it remains tight yet provocative, revealing earthy, leathery, black fruits... This 100% Merlot comes from clay and gravel soils. Yields were 42 hectoliters per hectare and the wine is scheduled to be bottled with no fining or filtration. Sumptuous and full-bodied, this limited production Lalande-de-Pomerol boasts an opaque purple color, a gorgeous bouquet of overripe black cherries, charcoal, mocha, and vanilla, full body, super concentration, and a long, powerful finish..."
points awarded:
WA 95 WS 9195 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2010
This was a great sleeper of the vintage in 2000 from producer Jean-Jacques Janoueix. A 100% Merlot cuvee coming from a nearly 12-acre vineyard situated between Vieux Chateau Certan and Le Pin, the 2000 shocked a number of people at the tasting, only because they had no expectations, and had never had the wine before. It wasn't a surprise for me. Inky blue/purple-colored, with notes of graphite, blueberry liqueur, smoke, incense, sweet licorice, and hints of chocolate fudge and spicy oak, this full-bodied, opulent, rich wine seems to just be entering its window of full maturity, where it should last for another two decades. Very impressive.
91 points,
Wine Spectator, March 2003
Interesting combination of berry and green olives on the nose. Full-bodied and silky, with ripe tannins and a long, fruity finish. Big wine. This is a Pomerol that I seldom taste, but it has plenty of stuffing...
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