Medium red. Strongly mineral aromas of raspberry, smoked meat and lead pencil. Dense and silky but with superb clarity of flavor. Like a cocktail of exotic berries in the mouth, with a strong minerality leavening the wine's... Read More
Copious quantities of spicy black cherries explode from the glass of the 2002 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.-Jacques. Medium-bodied, complex, and deep, this is a truly delicious wine. Its satin-textured personality coats the taster's... Read More
The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon was made during a transitional period for Bryant when the winery was being constructed and a dramatic change in the winemaking was taking place, from Helen Turley and John Wetlaufer, who had made all... Read More
Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn't it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more... Read More
Full ruby-red. High-pitched, wonderfully vibrant aromas of blackberry, violet, licorice, menthol, leather and game. Juicy, brisk and tightly wound, with sharply delineated flavors of black fruits, licorice, menthol and fresh herbs.... Read More
One of the candidates for wine of the vintage, this beauty has a dense purple color to the rim and a classic, noble nose of graphite intermixed with black currant, spice box, licorice, and red and black fruits. Medium to full-bodied... Read More
The exceptional 2002 Chablis Les Clos bursts with white flowers, smoke, salt, and flint. Medium to full-bodied, it has awesome depth, purity, concentration, and length. An underlying, coiled nugget of power can be discerned in... Read More
Strong oak spice cannot hide the magnificently expressive black fruit aromas or the sweet, sappy, deep, broad and fantastically complex flavors that completely stain and coat the palate on the incredibly long finish. This is oaky... Read More
The Château l'Eglise-Clinet 2002 has a relatively uncomplicated bouquet following the 2000 and 2001, although it is well defined with attractive black cherries, strawberry, soy and allspice. The palate is medium-bodied with... Read More
This angularly-styled La Mission possesses hard tannin that may or may not dissipate over time. It exhibits a dark ruby color in addition to a sweet perfume of dusty, loamy soil notes interwoven with notions of white flowers,... Read More
Even better from bottle than from cask, and one of the finest wines of the vintage, this dense purple-colored 2002 reveals wonderfully sweet notes of charcoal, fresh mushrooms, smoke, earth, leather, cassis, and cedar. Full-bodied,... Read More
Jadot's delicately spicy 2002 Clos Vougeot is medium to full-bodied, structured and loaded with red cherries, licorice, and earth. This fresh, peppery wine is concentrated, deep, and has terrific mouth-feel as well as a long,... Read More
This too is extremely elegant and dazzlingly pure with more depth, body and simply impeccable balance. This is delicious and displays classic Chambolle character. BH
High-pitched fruit aromas of ripe plum, black raspberry and blueberry mixed with noticeable earth and game lead to powerful, exceptionally pure and rich flavors that offer outstanding length. The finish stains the palate and I... Read More
Bell pepper, cigar box, red as well as black currant notes, dusty, earthy tannins, and a medium-bodied personality make for a good but uninspiring effort. Drink the 2002 over the next 5-10 years.- Robert Parker Jr. (08/2011) Read... Read More
The last few vintages have seen a real rise in quality with this wine relatively to the Boudots and 2002 continues this trend. There is noticeable wood spice here as well but not the toasty quality and there is an earthy elegance... Read More
Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton. Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut somewhat from the 1988 mold, this is a backward, chewy, well-endowed Mouton-Rothschild... Read More
Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton. Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut somewhat from the 1988 mold, this is a backward, chewy, well-endowed Mouton-Rothschild... Read More
A great, great success (and of course, this is Knight's Valley material), the 2002 Les Pavots, which I loved from barrel as well as bottle, still has a good 20+ years of life ahead of it. At this point, it is tasting like... Read More
This is an elegant, deep ruby-colored wine with notes of sweet cassis, cedar wood, and tobacco with a hint of chocolate in the background. It is a layered, moderately weighty wine with pretty, even understated fruit flavors, excellent... Read More
One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic Pauillac that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/purple in color with a glorious nose of melted licorice,... Read More
One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic Pauillac that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/purple in color with a glorious nose of melted licorice,... Read More
Almost as good as the 2003, the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc that spent 22 months in 100% new French oak. Its youthful purple/ruby color is followed by gorgeously... Read More
The dark plum/purple-tinged 2002 has completely closed down since bottling. It reveals a restrained but promising bouquet of licorice, truffles, black fruits, and sweet new wood. With medium body, fine richness, and moderate tannin,... Read More
The Alexander Valley cuvee is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in new oak. The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley offers abundant quantities of spice, vanillin, cedar, herbs, and smoke, soft, round, creamy-textured flavors,... Read More