Anselme Deslar Chassagne Montrachet 2001

Anselme Deslar Chassagne Montrachet 2001
Only Pinot Noir is allowed in the classified red wines of the Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, home of the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation. The terroir of the region is marked by Burgundy's cool climate and large limestome deposits. This wine is luscious and buttery smooth. Typical of Montrachet wines, this one has a long finish which leaves a delicious butterscotch flavor on your palate.

Chateau Piada Sauternes 2001

Chateau Piada Sauternes 2001
With a bright golden color, Chateau Piada has the beautiful Sauternes characteristic flavors and aromas of spice and citrus fruits, with an ample honeyed mouth and a rich and plump body. The lemon rind, butterscotch and luscious honey finish is very long and lingering. Try this wine with full flavored cheeses and sweet desserts, such as cheesecake, ice cream, creme brulee, biscotti and custard or fruit pies.

Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999

Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999
Still ageing nicely, the 1999 vintage marks the end of the century. An intense and complex bouquet, with peach, apricot, mango, candied white fruit, honey, vanilla, elderflower, lily of the valley and roast aromas. Full on the palate, fat, fleshy, fresh citrus fruit alongside apricot with apple tart and cloves, very sweet and concentrated. Beautifully pure with lots of substance, a precise attack, very slender characterised by the Sauvignon Blanc. Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999 shows loads of wonderful botrytis character, with sweet mace and sweet tobacco on the palate with a super long finish. Its exceptional potential will allow this wine to be laid down as well as to be enjoyed rapidly.

Chateau de Valandraud Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001

Chateau de Valandraud Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001
Readers of the Wine Advocate and collectors of the micro-produced "garage" wines of Saint Emilion know Valandraud to be the first of these remarkable specialty wines to be made in Bordeaux. Fashioned with an attention to detail impossible at larger estates, Valandraud is one of the most intense, complex and dramatic red wines made in France. First encounters are almost shocking, as if the wine were made at Harlan or Screaming Eagle but drier and more refined. Proprietor Jean-Luc Thunevin and wife Murielle were perspicacious enough to make 100 cases of the very first 'garage' Kosher wine in the world! Deeply colored. Rich, tight, brooding nose at first but the 2001 slowly unfolds to reveal very enticing black raspberry and bitter chocolate aromas. Sweet, supple and broad but not at all over the top. Rich flavors of cocoa powder and spices. Decidedly modern in style on the palate, with well-extracted fruit. The wine's big, rich, chewy tannins are a bit stern, but the wine's length is impressive. Excellent acidity keeps everything moving like a wagon train across the palate.

As hard as it may be to believe, Valandraud’s 2001 is better than their 2000. One of the great efforts from proprietors Murielle Andraud and Jean-Luc Thunevin, the 2001 Valandraud boasts a saturated plum/purple color as well as a sumptuously sweet nose of Varhona chocolate intertwined with espresso roast, blackberries, cherry jam, and currants. Full-bodied, opulent, voluptuously textured, pure, rich, and seriously endowed, this is a brilliant effort from Bordeaux’s leading revolutionary. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020.

Chateau Tertre Daugay Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2000

Chateau Tertre Daugay Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2000
Chateau Tertre Daugay Saint Emilion Grand Cru, though still in adolescence, is beginning to show some charming aromas and flavors of fresh blackberries, black cherries, ripe raspberries, and currants, overlaid with vanilla, oak, cloves, and even hints of tobacco. Wine Spectator said "Very, very complex, with berry, raspberry, cloves, and turmeric. Full bodied, yet very reserved and silky. Refined and long. Superimpressive and a triumph for this estate. Best after 2008."

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru 2000

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru 2000
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte a charming place known worldwide and a great growth, is perpetuating a great tradition of winemaking. The richness of the soil and meticulous care given to the vineyard has made this estate one of the best wines in the Bordeaux region. This kosher vintage has clearly benefited from this charming place, where culture is combined with technique to reach the top. With its inky purple color offering wonderfully complex aromas of black currants and a hint of toast, it is thick and rich, with a long concentrated finish with high but sweet tannins. Typical of its appellation it is complex with an intense bouquet, fine structure, excellent balance and just the right touch of oak. The result of outstanding methods of wine production. This 2000 vintage will mark its century.

"A sensational effort, and undeniably the finest wine to ever emerge from this estate, the opaque purple-colored 2000 offers scents of tobacco, camphor, graphite, creme de cassis, and licorice. This full-bodied, concentrated effort possesses low acidity, a multi-layered texture, tremendous intensity of flavor, and a persistent finish with considerable ripe, well-integrated tannin. This is a brilliant example of equilibrium and finesse allied to considerable power and flavor. Kudos to the Cathiards. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025" 94 points Robert Parker

Chateau Royaumont Lalande de Pomerol 2002

Chateau Royaumont Lalande de Pomerol 2002
This effort displays beautiful aromas of raspberry, berry and hints of wet earth. It's full-bodied, with a good core of fruit, velvety tannins, and bright acidity. Best paired With full flavored dishes of beef, veal or chicken.