The 2000 Clos Fourtet is the grand vin of this Saint-Émilion estate, sourced from a vineyard planted predominantly to Merlot (about 85%) with smaller portions of Cabernet Franc (8%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (7%). In a vintage that helped define the property’s modern era, the wine has earned consistently strong professional reviews, led by an excellent 93-point score from Robert Parker Jr. in *The Wine Advocate*.

Parker called the 2000 “the finest wine produced here in many years,” highlighting a dense, dark profile built around “wet rocks, camphor, blackberries, and cassis.” He also noted its structure had begun to resolve—“it appears to have shed much of its tannin, and is through its adolescent stage”—while predicting it “should continue to evolve effortlessly for another decade.” That combination of mineral-tinged aroma, concentration, and easing tannin gives a clear picture of a wine that has moved from youthful power into a more giving phase without losing its core.

*Wine Spectator* (92 points) similarly emphasizes ripeness and layering, describing it as “ripe and thickly layered,” with “boysenberry and fig paste flavors” and accents of “ganache and black licorice.” The magazine also points to structure beneath the richness, citing “good underlying cut thanks to a buried chalky minerality,” and reported production of 4,583 cases, with a suggested drinking window “now through 2023.”

Other reviewers reinforce the maturity theme. Jeb Dunnuck (91 points) finds it “fully mature yet offers plenty of fruit and depth,” with “truffly earth, chalky minerality, and spice,” plus “outstanding length,” and suggests it can drink well “over the coming decade or so,” albeit with gradual decline afterward. Wine Enthusiast (90 points) adds historical context, noting this was “the last vintage… under the ownership of the Lurtons,” describing a “rich and concentrated” wine with a “firm, solid shape.”