One of the wines from a warm vintage that produced wines for early drinking. This is rather seamless in texture and endless in the mouth. Ruby color with a garnet edge. Aromas of hibiscus tea, dried strawberry, candied strawberry, and orange peel. It’s full-bodied and tight and fine tannined. Drink and enjoy but it will be in this condition for a long time.

Like the 2001 what was once brooding backward and quite reserved nose has become highly perfumed with subtly spicy black fruit aromas trimmed by a still noticeable if discreetly subtle hint of oak that are followed by restrained pure gorgeously sappy and harmonious completely seductive flavors that possess unusually good weight and volume for the vintage. This is extraordinarily fine and detailed with length that lasts and lasts. Though this will undoubtedly add weight and complexity it will likely always be understated and refined rather than powerful. In sum the 2000 is a simply sublime combination of spice silk and velvet delivered in a perfect sphere of impeccable balance. Incredible by any standard but especially so for the vintage.