2000 Wine from France

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: I bought this wine for myself because I thought it was a sleeper of the vintage, and I couldn’t be happier. My score in two tastings was identical to what it was seven years ago. Chocolatey espresso notes jump from the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: This estate which has continued to impress me in recent years hit a home run in 2000. Showing slightly better than I rated it previously this wine is deep bluish/purple with some lightening at the edge and its floral nose...

Wine Spectator, 100 points: A young wine that electrifies every taste bud in your mouth. Compacted aromas of crushed currants and minerals, with roses and lilacs. Full-bodied, with masses of silky, refined tannins and a finish that lasts for...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: Extremely rich and decadent with leaf, meat and spice aromas. Ripe fruit too. Lots of toasted wood. Full and mature now. Lovely to drink now. Gorgeous.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: The plushest, most ostentatious and dramatic of all the Leovilles in 2000, this wine is already sumptuous, displaying some nuances in its huge nose of vanilla bean, black chocolate, jammy black cherries, cassis, and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: The proprietors are extremely happy with what they were able to produce in 2000. Even though this vintage has a poor reputation producers who only included the early-picked grapes in their final blends have often turned...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Tasted at the Valandraud vertical at the property, the 2000 Valandraud has a very dark color with just a thin crimson rim. The bouquet is exquisite: intense black cherry and blackcurrant scents, sandalwood, cedar and...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Beautiful aromas of currants, berries and flowers. Full-bodied, with a wonderfully integrated palate of ripe fruit and fine tannins. Long finish. Best Citran in years. Best after 2009. 26,500 cases made. –JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 98 points: (ST95-98 points) Very rich aromas of dried and candied fruits and spicy oak. Incredibly concentrated and sweet, with the wine unctuousity cut by brilliant acids. Here the strong wood element is nicely integrated. Finishes...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Nutty and toasty, this is already maturing. It has a ripe, soft texture, deliciously balanced between acidity, grapefruit and riper peach flavors. It feels sumptuous, rich and certainly ready to drink.

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Very intense aromas of minerals and crushed berries with hints of flowers. Full-bodied with super silky tannins and a long caressing finish. Sleek wine. Greatest wine ever from this estate...