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2000 Pavelot Jean-Marc et Hugues Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Dominode

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Looks both concentrated and young – there’s still a purple edge to the deep cherry colour. The nose is very fresh and pure cherry – red & black. The palate is exactly what many 2000’s are not, a little austere but has concentrated, linear, primary fruit. Very good acidity and tannins that have a little grain about them. Still drinkable but this wine will amply repay 5 or 6 years in the cellar. Super.

2000 Lignier Hubert Chambolle-Musigny

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

A wine with two faces. Medium plus ruby-red that’s shaded to cherry-red at the rim. The nose is of deep red fruit, cherry and a lovely redcurrant note, slightly over the top vanilla for the first few minutes fading to leave nice oaky notes and faint espresso coffee. The palate is one of those sumptuous, slightly fat, fruit-forward wines, but lovely red fruit and beautifully balanced acidity. The finish shows a creamy, dried red cherry and raisin note – very nice. And the second face? – a grainy oaky texture develops with food – so drink on its own, but it’s worth it.

2000 Romanée-Conti La Tâche

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Together with a few 1997’s, this is one of the few wines you can really enjoy now that have been produced since 1995, despite it only being released a year ago. It was actually an hour before I started to taste this, I was just captivated by the scent. Medium ruby colour with a cherry red rm. The nose assaults the palate with an incredible green, spicy note – seems to have a lavender component – quite unlike the tasting just over a year ago. Slowly the ‘green-ness’ becomes more focused as cedar and amazingly becomes more intense. After 90 minutes there’s a whiff of smoke and finally white pepper, blood-orange and red berry-fruits – that’s closer to what I remember! The palate is impeccably balanced with intense fruit red and black berries. Very long. The palate can’t quite match the amazing intensity of the nose – but this is the real deal and a real honey.

2000 En Truffière (Vincent Girardin) Puligny-Montrachet Champs Gains

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Golden colour. Nose is a little solid and unyielding, shows some depth though. Palate betrays the truth – good density, acidity seems in balance, but badly tainted…

2000 Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Medium ruby red. The nose is so characteristic of Vosne that you could easily spot it without help from the label. A spicy base with appealing fruit that slowly closes up in the glass – takes about 30 minutes – the fruit remains at a lower register together with some coffee and less appealing cigarette ash. The palate is medium concentrated with a smooth palate, lingering acidity and slightly grainy tannin. The finish is long with penetrating red fruit, currently shows some slightly bitter oak tannin though. This just needs a couple of years to round out – should be a very nice wine – has the balance to go much longer too.

2000 Morey-Coffinet Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Medium-plus ruby red with just a little amber development. The nose shows very dark cherry fruit over an oaky base – there’s still some toast evident – but it’s by no means overdone. A super, fat palate with very well covered tannins and good acidity. The fruit is a little muddy and imprecise – but you can wallow in it! Excellent €16 burgundy!

2000 Tollot-Beaut Chorey-lès-Beaune

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Medium cherry red with a slightly amber rim. The nose is red and powdery/dusty. Good fat with nice furry tannin and good fruit. A little TCA taint on the palate, but a good bottle would be a very good value wine, both interesting and showing none of the jammy fruit you sometimes find with Chorey

2000 Méo-Camuzet Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Clos St. Philibert

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Just a little lighter in colour than 2001. The nose is pleasing if a little subdued – eventually coming through with the (now) characteristic mix of melon and honey. Fatter than the previous wines but with a lovely, mouth-watering acidity and good length. Another good wine.

2000 Faiveley Joseph Mercurey Domaine de la Croix Jacquelet

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Medium-pale cherry red. The nose is a slightly dense cherry with higher floral tones. The palate has surprisingly full tannins – and they’re a little bitter too. Medium density fruit and fresh acidity. I have to say that this is not very charming, but will be probably be okay if served chilled on a hot summer day.

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