Chateau Langoa Barton 2000

WINE SPECTATOR: WINESPECTATOR:"This has a strapping, still-youthful core of blackberry, boysenberry and fig confiture flavors, wonderfully studded with ganache and sweet tobacco accents. The finish is loaded with seamless tannins that let the fruit notes play out. More fruit-driven overall, and there's nothing wrong with that.—Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2028. 7,580 cases made."

FALSTAFF: FALSTAFF:"Mittleres Rubingranat, zarter Ockerrand. Zart balsamisch, ein Hauch von Honig, süßes Bukett, schwarzes Beerenkonfit. Recht saftig, zugänglich, bereits gut antrinkbar, ein unkomplizierter Speisenbegleiter mit angenehmem Süßenachhall, überraschend komplex und anhaltend."

JANCIS ROBINSON: JANCIS ROBINSON:"Mid to deep crimson with a hint of blue, still. High toned, scented but obviously very dry. No-compromises bordeaux. This is not trying to get a score. This is just how it came out that year. Bone dry and still work in progress with quite marked tannins still."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: THE WINEADVOCATE:"Showing far more impressively from bottle than it ever did from cask, this wine has turned out to be an outstanding Langoa Barton. It reveals a deep, saturated purple color and an expansive, sweet nose of earthy black currants, plum, and melted licorice. Structured, dense, chewy, with full body, good acidity, and plenty of tannin, this is undeniably a wine for patient connoisseurs, or as the French say, a vin de garde. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2035."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER:"This powerful, masculine, tannic, St. Julien wine offers cigar box, earth, creme de cassis and blackberry scents in the perfume. Solid, chewy and still youthful, this concentrated Bordeaux wine is well suited for fans of traditionally styled wine."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: WINE ENTHUSIAST:"The junior of the two wines produced by the Barton family, this is a subtle, classic wine. Structure and firm tannins sit alongside the perfectly formed, under-stated red and black fruits. "