12 bottles per lot
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Vieille Vignes--Vintage 2000
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Vieille Julienne
Tasting note: The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve (15.5 alcohol; 100 Grenache) is a wine of magnificent intensity as well as majestic texture and richness. Layers of concentrated fruit cascade over the palate. Opaque purple-colored and extremely full-bodied, with a gorgeous nose of minerals, white flowers, black fruits, pepper, and garrigue, this sumptuous, seamless 2000 Chateauneuf must be tasted to be believed. I have had this wine a half dozen times in blind tastings that included some of the finest 2000 Chateauneuf du Papes, and it consistently ranks as one of the top 2 or 3 wines in the tastings. Then again, I'm looking at its overall potential as it is not the most forward or evolved of the 2000 Chateauneuf du Papes. It is a magnificent tour de force in winemaking. Anticipated maturity: 2007 - 2005. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Issue 145 (Febuary 2003)
12 bottles per lot
Rhône. Domaine-bottled: Vieille Julienne
Tasting note: The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve (15.5 alcohol; 100 Grenache) is a wine of magnificent intensity as well as majestic texture and richness. Layers of concentrated fruit cascade over the palate. Opaque purple-colored and extremely full-bodied, with a gorgeous nose of minerals, white flowers, black fruits, pepper, and garrigue, this sumptuous, seamless 2000 Chateauneuf must be tasted to be believed. I have had this wine a half dozen times in blind tastings that included some of the finest 2000 Chateauneuf du Papes, and it consistently ranks as one of the top 2 or 3 wines in the tastings. Then again, I'm looking at its overall potential as it is not the most forward or evolved of the 2000 Chateauneuf du Papes. It is a magnificent tour de force in winemaking. Anticipated maturity: 2007 - 2005. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Issue 145 (Febuary 2003)
12 bottles per lot
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ParcelWineOffered duty paid, but available in bond