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WEINWISSER: "Tiefdunkles Granat, violetter Schimmer. Kompaktes Bouquet, königliche Struktur. St-Julien-Würze, Zedernholz, Tabak, exotische Hölzer, getrocknete Pflaumen, Teernoten, schwarze Beeren, eine deutliche Terroirnote zeigend. Im Gaumen komplex, wieder eine weit ausladende, warme Aromatik, reifer Cabernet Sauvignon, langes, druckvolles Finale. Ein grossartiger 2000er, der sogar noch zulegen kann."
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JANCIS ROBINSON: "Very dark. Looks younger than the 2005. Peppery with savoury, firm tannins. Needs a bit of time. Vigorous, Racy. Quite lively and transparent. I compared it with the 2001 and this has more fruit and flesh while the 2001 is more mineral."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "An impressive performance by Lagrange, the 2000 possesses a saturated ruby/purple color with obvious notes of melted licorice, creme de cassis, and toasty new oak. This ripe, dense, full-bodied St.-Julien is chewy, thick, high in tannin, large-bodied, and impressively long and dense. As always, it is less expressive than some of its peers, but it is loaded as well as reasonably priced. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030."
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WINE SPECTATOR: "This is a muscular red, rippling with bramble-edged tannins that push the dense core of blackberry, fig and boysenberry fruit paste flavors along. Juicy star anise notes and a swath of well-roasted apple wood add even more range on the finish, which is seriously long. Just ever so slightly woodsy in the end, but a terrific showing.—Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Best from 2018 through 2028. 25,000 cases made."