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
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
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
This is very reserved though determined swirling reveals a nose that is exceptionally fine and pure with fantastic aromatic detail and an almost diaphanous transparency of expression that reveals all of the kaleidoscopic La Tāche... Read More
Good full red. Fruit-driven aromas of plum and spice. Perfumed and sweet in the mouth, with an enticing spiciness but without quite the fine grain and density of texture of the estate's other wines. With a bit less volume,... 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
Armed with huge quantities of fruit and perfectly ripened tannin, the medium to full-bodied 2002 Bonnes Mares explodes from the glass with stunning aromas of candied blueberries, rocks, and red cherries. This massive, broad, enormously... 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
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