2001 Wine from France

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 2001 Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Epenots is really beginning to hit its stride, unfurling in the glass with a captivating bouquet with aromas of red berries and darker fruits mingling with notions of forest floor...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: “For me, this vintage is what makes Margaux special,” says Margaux winemaker Paul Pontallier. He is right: With its denseness, spice, flavors of black currants layered with dryness and fresh acidity, this is a huge and...

Wine Spectator, 100 points: (WS 95-100 points) First year and a hell of wine. Like Vintage Port. Perhaps slightly overdone, but impressive. Full-bodied, with loads of fruit and tannins. Mouthpuckering but outstanding. A modern interpretation of an...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Black cherries with fresh basil on the nose open to a full-bodied palate with velvety tannins and a medium finish. A solid wine with a good core of fruit and tannins. Best after 2008. 10000 cases made. –JS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: Year in and year out, Jaboulet’s top white is the Hermitage Chevalier de Sterimberg, which is aged in new oak for nine months prior to bottling. The 2001 (a blend of 35% Roussanne and 65% Marsanne) exhibits aromas of ripe...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Elegant and spicy with blackberry and earth character. Medium- to full-bodied with silky tannins and a medium to long finish...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: A huge, powerful, dense wine, which layers pure black fruits over dusty tannins. This is an impressive wine, proof of Rauzan-Ségla's improvements since Chanel took over ownership. It is packed with fruits, like an intense...