2000 Chateau La Fleur Petrus Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JL 96 WE 94 JS 93 WA 93 VN 93 WS 93
JL 96

TheWineCellarInsider.com, June 2024

The years have been kind here. On the nose you find rises, chocolate, licorice, truffle, plums and black cherries. Silky, and sensuous on the palate, there is a wealth of ripe, slightly fiend fruits that linger. Drink...
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast, June 2003

This is a wonderful, dense wine, very concentrated, very intensely flavored. At this stage of its development, it is the opulence which is most evident, but there are already hints that it will show pure fruit alongside...
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, March 2011

A delicious nose of black olives, brown sugar, and sliced plums. Full bodied but shy, with a dense palate and soft and silky tannins. Flavors of milk chocolate, plums, and light vanilla bean come through. This is so good...
WA 93

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2010

I am not convinced the 2000 La Fleur Petrus is going to eclipse the 1998, which performed even better in a recent tasting. Nevertheless, it is a terrific effort from this estate, sandwiched between the hallowed vineyards...
VN 93

Vinous, January 2023

The 2000 La Fleur-Pétrus is a vintage I have not tasted for a while. This has an intense, enveloping bouquet that wraps its arms around your senses and gives it a gentle cuddle. Minty black fruit, wilted violets and sage...
WS 93

Wine Spectator, January 2016

As in the blind tasting, a tobacco leaf hint and singed balsam elements emerge first, followed by a large core of warmed plum and blackberry. Dark in profile, with plum cake and ganache lining the finish, revealing a hint...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pomerol
Vintage 2000
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13.5%

The 2000 La Fleur Petrus, a Bordeaux Blend from the renowned Pomerol region of Bordeaux, France, is a red wine that has garnered considerable acclaim from various wine critics. Produced by Chateau La Fleur Petrus, this vintage showcases the classic characteristics of the region, marrying complexity and elegance with a substantial build.

Wine Enthusiast awarded this wine a high score of 94, describing it as "wonderful, dense," and "very intensely flavored." The reviewer noted its opulence and anticipated its development into a more complex profile featuring pure fruit and sweet tannins.

Wine Spectator and Vinous both rated the wine at 93, highlighting its depth and evolving profile. Wine Spectator detailed its "tobacco leaf hint and singed balsam elements," noting a core of "warmed plum and blackberry" with a finish lined with "plum cake and ganache." Vinous praised the wine's "intense, enveloping bouquet" and well-defined structure, suggesting it is nearing its peak.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also gave it a 93+, acknowledging its deep color and rich aromas of "mocha, kirsch liqueur, loamy soil, spice box, and licorice." While not convinced it surpasses the 1998 vintage, the review acknowledges its opulent, medium to full-bodied nature and beautiful purity.

James Suckling echoed similar sentiments, describing it as "full-bodied but shy," with flavors of "milk chocolate, plums, and light vanilla bean." He suggested waiting three to four years to see it fully shine.

Jeff Leve, however, provided the most glowing review with a score of 96, noting the blend's maturity and complexity with aromas of "chocolate, licorice, truffle, plums, and black cherries." He described the palate as "silky and sensuous," with ripe fruits that linger, recommending consumption from 2024 to 2040.

Overall, the 2000 La Fleur Petrus is a well-regarded vintage, praised for its depth, complexity, and aging potential.