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Just tasted my first 2000 Bordeaux from Fronsac AOC Chateau Mayne-Veile. And It was very good. Lots of character, nuances, smooth,
and refined finish. I can't wait to open the Lynch Bages and Pichon-
Longueville that I got from Costco.
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There's a bit of difference between a $12 Fronsac and a Paulliac.Maybe you can't wait, but you ought to be planning on several years, half-dozen or better, before you pull the corks on your big guns.
Some of these 2000 Bordeaux should be cellared for some years, but I've found many to be so good that decanting or letting breathe for an hour and a half to two hours reveals a great wine that is quite drinkable now. Sure, they will be magnificent in a few years (or more, depending on the wine), but I am not averse to opening one or two now.
I tasted about 50-plus of the classified growth wines before they were released in the U.S, and they were very consistent, delicious and big, with much tannin. When I have tasted some of the same wines that are available on the wine store shelves, they already seem to be closing up and tasting less generous and forward. While a very good wine will probably be able to be enjoyed at almost anytime in its lifetime, I believe that most of the top growths,which the Lynch-Bages and Pichon-Longueville certainly are, will need about 10-25 years (depending also on storage temperature and other conditions) before they really open up.The 2000 bordeaux are not unlike the 1961's which took 15-40 years for development. The best 1961's (all the first growths plus a handful of others) were/are probably better than the best 2000's but I have never seen such a high overall quality across the board as the newer vintage.
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