Forts de Latour 2000
Earthy mineral aromas, little softening and development, touches of leather, dark fruits and damp earth, bloody meat, cedar and tobacco, fine long well balanced palate.
Chateau Latour 2000
Nose solid and firm, quite tight, very fine and elegant, hiding lots of power and complexity, fruit on palate solid, weighty tannins very youthful, great elegance and class, young thoroughbred racehorse. Will age fantastically.
Chateau Monbousquet 2000
Smoky deep complex wine, nose of blackcurrants and blackfruits, coffee and chocolate, black shoe leather, wonderful rich fruitcake nose with creamy vanilla wood, cedar freshness, finesse on palate.
Jacques Prieur 2000
Nose very open and forward, spicy and warm ripe tropical fruit toast and smoke, palate rich and tropical, mango and pineapple, cornflake popcorn oak on nose, very rich on palate with minerality lacking.
Domaine de Vougerie 2000
Medium pale colour brick garnet rim, nose deep full and ripe, but quite closed damson and hedgerow fruit, soft tannins and smooth palate, elegant but not very dynamic.
Chateau Montrose 2000
Nose clean crisp polished, blackcurrant and cedar wood, little spice, elegant sandalwood polished black leather, very well balanced palate with young elegant tannins, med – long. Will last for many years.
Bond 2000
Nose smoky and elegant, plum skins and orange rind, grand marnier liqueur, smooth tannins and palate, good acidity, alcohol a little heady. V good.
Colgin 2002
Nose little floral almost tropical (?)violeta and damsen fruit, briar, soft round palate, gentle oak and soft acidity, very moderate style for California, quite European in restraint.
Chateau Leoville Barton 2000
Black bowl with purple rim, a little maturity, thick, coloured tears, nose deep and concentrated classic Bordeaux aromas, black leather cedar and cassis, deep and complex, palate little shorter than expected but good.
