2000 Wine

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...

jamessuckling.com, 100 points: Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decades—and this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of black truffles, currants, raspberry and dried flowers. Mind-blowing on the palate, it’s an emotional and...

MW Bob Campbell, 95 points: Lovely dense sweet fruit with chocolate, ripe berry, spice/anise and subtle caramel flavours. Great texture, very long. Handles alcohol well. Absolutely lovely wine with great potential.

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.

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: Very fragrant. This has developed bright, ripe red cherry fruit aromas, vanilla cream, sweet roasted almond biscuits, some marzipan, tobacco, lemon meringue and chalky minerals. The palate has an assertive core of fine...

Wine Spectator, 94 points: The nose shows loads of plum spice and meat aromas as well as hints of licorice. It's full-bodied with firm yet velvety textured tannins. It's big and rounded...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Wonderful chocolate, berry and vanilla aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and a luscious finish. A beauty. Cool little Pomerol here. Best after 2007. – 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 Spectator, 96 points: Terrific. Floral quince and apple aromas take on honey peach and mineral accents in the mouth all displayed on an ethereal lighter-than-air frame. Bracing acidity is deftly integrated into the whole and it ends with a...