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$159.95
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RP 92
United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
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92 points Robert Parker: "A candidate for wine of the vintage, the gorgeous 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch (93% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) boasts an inky/purple color as well as a sumptuous perfume of violets, blackberries, blueberries, and coffee offered in a medium to full-bodied, supple-textured, accessible style. Unlike Abreu’s biggest vintages, the 2000 is already delicious, and promises to evolve for 12-15 years. (Dec 2003)"
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$119.95
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RJ 90–94
WS 93
WA 93
France
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Champagne
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90 points (94 potential) Richard Juhlin: "(60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay) Right from the start one of the most impressive champagnes from this harvest. So charming, fresh and luxuriously inspiring. (Mar 2010)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "Bright, focused acidity drives lightly smoked flavors of candied currant and blackberry and patisserie apple, with hints of ground espresso, cumin and crystallized honey. A mineral note threads through the refined texture and lingers on the rich finish. Drink now through 2025. 300 cases imported. (12/15/11)"
93 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2000 Brut Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart is a big, exuberant wine that explodes from the glass with layers of fruit. French oak has given the wine an additional measure of volume and richness, but without dominating the wine’s overall balance. Pretty notes of spiciness and minerality add finesse on the close. The Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart is 60% Pinot Noir (Mareuil-sur-Ay, Ay, Ambonnay, Verzenay, Mailly) and 40% Chardonnay (Cote des Blancs). In 2000 the wine was aged in barrel (20%) and saw batonnage, although it did not undergo malolactic fermentation. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022. (Dec 2009)"
5 stars, Decanter Award Decanter: "A refreshing and enlivening wine, bright and fresh and drven. Drink now-2020. (Dec 2010)"
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$129.95
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WS 93
WE 93
BT 92
France
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Bordeaux
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Red
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93 points Wine Spectator: "Lovely berry, spice and leather aromas follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate, with firm and silky tannins and a long, caressing finish. A harmonious wine. Not quite what it was from barrel, but outstanding all the same. Racy Calon. Best after 2010. (3/31/03)"
93 points Wine Enthusiast: "This is a solid, huge wine, with rich but very dry tannins. With its dense, almost black color, and its sense of brooding power, it promises long aging. It will never be in the opulent Bordeaux camp, despite its prominent new wood flavors, but will probably outlive all but a handful top wines. (Jun 2003)"
92 points Bettane & Desseauve's Guide to the Wines of France: "Expansive and almost exotic on the nose, with notes of eucalyptus and ripe bell peppers, held in check by a tight texture. Drink: 2011 up to 2020. (2011)"
91+ points Robert Parker: "Back when my bottle reports came out in 2003, I urged extreme patience for this wine, which is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. I projected a maturity curve of 2012-2040, but based on this tasting, I would say the wine needs another 5-6 years, so call it 2016-2040+. One of the most unyielding wines in my tastings of the 2000s, the wine still has a very healthy, deep, dark ruby color, and earthy hints of herbs, licorice, and black currants. Medium to full-bodied, the hard, elevated tannins give this wine a certain austerity, but its outstanding weight, richness, and that very classic style argue for further discipline. Forget this for another 3-4 years and drink it over the following three decades. (Jun 2010)"
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$59.95
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WS 92
France
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Rhone
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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List $76.00
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92 points Wine Spectator: "[$76 list] Beautiful. Thick-textured, ripe, full-bodied, black-colored wine with, a smooth coating of tannins. Delivers mineral, black fruit, mocha, espresso, some smoke, all displayed in a modern package but without overt toasted oak accents. The balance between terroir and ripe fruit is really impressive. So refined, drink it now or hold for a couple of decades. Drink now through 2024. 1,025 cases made. (8/31/03)"
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$429.95
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WS 94
United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
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94 points Wine Spectator: "A tremendous wine. Dense, tight and chewy, with firm, mouthcoating tannins wrapped around a core of mocha-laced currant and blackberry. Well-focused, precisely balanced and full of concentrated flavors. A great cellar candidate. Drink now through 2012. 1,800 cases made."
Wall Street Journal: "Very Good. Even the smell is structured, with lovely minerals and some eucalyptus. Elegant, with nice layers..." (11/3/06)
18/20 points The World of Fine Wine: "Silky smooth and seamless, with more cherries and red berries than the black fruits of the preceding wines (2001-2004). The Cabernet Sauvignon shows through, though it's the softest Harlan I've had. Not one to leave the children; probably approaching its peak. (Issue #21; 2008)"
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$109.95
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CG 94
United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
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94 points Connoisseurs' Guide: "A worthy successor to the stunning 1999, the 2000 version is again a deeply fruited and extraordinarily precise expression of pure Cabernet cassis complete with the loamy and black-olive aspects of the grape and is decked out with a fine complement of supportive oak spice. There are plenty of fine-grained tannins to ensure a very long life, and, as with Pride's best efforts, this is one to hide away in the cellar for a decade and more. (Feb 2012)"
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$89.95
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IWC 92
United States
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Cabernet & Blends
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California
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List $110.00
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92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "($110 list; roughly two-thirds merlot and one-third cabernet sauvignon, with a touch of petit verdot) Bright, full ruby. Sweetly oaky aromas of cassis, violet, bitter chocolate and lead pencil. Sweet, suave and deep, with mouthfilling, deeply oaky dark berry and lead pencil flavors nicely framed by juicy acidity. Finishes with impressively fine tannins for the vintage, and strong fruit flavors of blackberry and currant. This is the "brother" of winemaker Bob Foley's eponymously labeled blend; at present, this is the more seductive wine, while Foley's shows a firmer tannic structure. (May/Jun 2003)"
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$199.95
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AM 92
France
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Burgundy
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Cote d'Or Red
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19/20 points Clive Coates (The Wines of Burgundy): "After a rather disappointing 2001, this is unexpectedly delicious. Rather more alive. Rich, fullish for the vintage. Fragrant and concentrated. Splendid for a 2000. A real surprise! Drink: Now to 2020. (May 2005)"
92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "A maturing, if not fully mature nose speaks of ripe yet cool dark berry fruit, earth, stone and a mineral component that carries over to the rich and equally ripe medium-bodied flavors that possess good mid-palate density and excellent length. This is really quite good in the context of the vintage and while it's drinking very well now, for my taste I would allow it to sleep undisturbed for another 2 to 5 years. Drink: Try from 2012+. (Nov 2010)"
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