A now fully mature nose speaks of ripe yet cool dark berry fruit, earth, stone and a mineral component that carries over to the rich and equally ripe medium-bodied flavors that possess good mid-palate density and excellent length on the velvety finish. This is really quite good in the context of the vintage and while it's drinking very well now and should continue to do so over the next decade. In a word, lovely. Tasted thrice since 2010 with consistent results.

Dark red, with ruby tones. The most complex, aristocratic aromas of this set of 2000s: currant, minerals, iron and woodsmoke. Thick, lush, chewy and dense; big but also quite fresh. As much a wine of terroir as of vintage, not the easiest trick to pull off in 2000. This really fills the mouth with concentrated, sweet fruit. Finishes with extremely suave, painless tannins and lingering, rich fruit. - Stephen Tanzer