2000 Red Wine

Wine Spectator, 91 points: This château made a classic grand vin and the second wine is outstanding. Very rich and plummy on the nose. Full-bodied with chewy tannins and plenty of fruit on the finish. Serious concentration here. Second wine of...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Opulent red. Intense aromas of currants cigar tobacco and berries. Full-bodied with a solid core of silky tannins and a long finish. Well-made. Best after 2008. 42000 cases made. (JS)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The Barbera of the house has become a legend in its short lifetime (the first vintage was 1996), and the 2000 Barbera d’Alba Riserva Vigneto Pozzo lives up to its fame. The customary inky ruby/purple, its stupefying rich...

Burghound, 94 points: This is gradually developing into a really beautiful Chambertin with its lovely array of spice, earth, underbrush, game and a just about fully mature mix of red and blue pinot fruit aromas. There is excellent richness and...

Wine Spectator, 97 points: This has everything. Super class and elegance yet ripe and exciting. Fantastic aromas of blackberries cherries violets and minerals. Full-bodied with incredible raspberry cherry mineral and silky tannins. Very long...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: A great sleeper of the vintage, this fully mature wine, made by Helene Garcin, has loads of deep raspberry and black cherry fruit with hints of licorice, toasty oak, and spice box. It is plush, succulent, and hedonistic...