2001 Wine

Burghound, 90 points: (87-90pts) Remarkably refined for the appellation with elegance and complexity on the expressive nose followed by full-bodied, dusty flavors that offer plenty of finesse but are also solidly structured and persistent. A...

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 93 points: (18/20) Very reticent nose, great texture and bone dry. This is very confident but still pretty austere. Delicacy on the finish and real density. Long but no bruiser. Wait. The most youthful wine here.

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 & Spirits, 93 points: As elegant as Serge Hochar himself the man behind Château Musar this blend of cabernet sauvignon carignan and cinsault is lithe yet firm. The fruit feels autumnal in shades of rust red and ocher spice and is saturated...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Surprisingly the nose of the 2001 Riesling Auslese Erdener Pralat had characteristics generally found in Sauvignon Blancs namely freshly-mowed wet lawn and gooseberries. This expansive offering offers rich layers of...

Vinous, 93 points: (90-93) Pale, bright straw-yellow. Highly aromatic nose combines pit fruits, pineapple, rose petal, menthol and vanillin oak. Penetrating, intensely flavored and precise, with sweet flavors leavened by solid acidity. Very...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: There is a great link here between the tannins delicious red berry fruits and blackcurrants and the almost architectural structure. The wine certainly has fine fruit a great balance very complete finishing gently ripe and...