Bruce Leboff

9.3

Refined and drinking well. -a 2000 that lives up to its reputation. Hickory and anise and hint of tobacco on the nose Well balanced and well rounded on the palate. Classic. Could hold for years!! — 5 days ago

with David

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Pretty deep ruby garnet , but thin garnet rim. Quite ripe rich creme de cassis and dark plum , cherry , touch of spice . Quite rich and round on the palate also. Pretty gritty tannins . Dark fruits , cassis , dark plum and touch of spice , cacao . Touch of alcohol noticable. Quite good freshness , and dusty , cocoa stained , mineral , grafite hints . Good length . Still pretty young , this needs a decant or more time in the cellar , better in 5 years and will last well a further 10-15 — 17 days ago

Ericsson

9.6

Smooth, silky, beautifully balanced with elegance and the right amount of exuberance. Even though in its youth it is decadent. — 23 days ago

Jol

9.1

20 ans bel âge et forme excellente besoin d aérer qq temps avant de servir — 2 days ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Super earthy at first, but with air the fruit/earth balance is equilibrating. Loads of irony/clay notes in the nose, with dark plummy fruit. Tannins are integrating but still present. This presents more like a 20th Century right bank wine than what is usual now, with fruit and softness but no overripeness and a nice sense of restraint. — 2 days ago

with Rebecca

Conrad Green

9.3

Calm and precise. Soft plummy fruit with some contained and polished fruit. Very good. — 2 days ago

with Paul and Ara

John W

10

Capital Grill. Deep ruby coloration. Full bodied. Lush and velvety with notes of dark berry and chocolate. Hope to revisit in a non- restaurant setting. — 2 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

A Merlot dominant (90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc) right bank special from an exceptional vintage. One of the 1001 wines. More tertiary aromas at 20 years of tobacco and spice. On the medium plus bodied palate the wine shows great richness, savouriness and elegance. The following night aromas of pipe tobacco as I often get with right bank Merlot. So much inner strength with this wine which will carry it through to the early 2030’s. An interesting back story with Chateau Gazin :- A neighbour of Chateau Petrus. Gazin does not have the same power and weight as Petrus. The owners of Gazin also own Chateau La Dominique in St. Emilion, but to keep hold of Gazin they were forced to sell almost 12 acres of Gazin’s own vineyards. The purchaser was none other than Petrus and this sale robbed Gazin of some of its best parcels. — 21 days ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Quite dense but poised. A little tang on the end. — 2 days ago

with Paul and Ara

Ron Siegel

9.3

Youthful, structured with a polished, silky mouthfeel that like most 00’s needs more time — 23 days ago