Price: $25. Cloudy inky-purple color, like concord grape juice used to soak newsprint. Nose of sour cherries with a hint of musty, yeasty home-made bread. Flavor is dominated by harsh tannins with a lack of fruit flavor to offset. This is another example of a poor second Bordeaux being promoted at an outrageous price because it is from the
2000 vintage. A "D" on Dale's grading scheme.General comment: I have been extremely disappointed with the value of
2000 Bordeaux. I know that there are excellent wines from the vintage, but all are virtually unaffordable for me. I have seen some reference to the "20 year average" for Bordeaux. Does anybody have a quantitative point of reference for how inflated the 2000 Bordeaux prices are, and when, if ever, Bordeaux prices will return to an affordable level? Thanks,Andy