Lot 16
CHÂTEAU NENIN 2000 (2)
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 2000 (1) WA 95
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2000 (1) WA 95
Lot 16 Details
CHÂTEAU NENIN 2000 (2)
Pomerol.
2 x scraped labels. 1 x scuffed label
CHÂTEAU TROTANOY 2000 (1)
Pomerol.
wrinkled label
Tasted at the Trotanoy vertical in Hong Kong, the 2000 Trotanoy seems to be improving with age. It has an outstanding bouquet with far more fruit intensity than I anticipated: mulberry, blackberry, briary, broom and white pepper all mingling together with superb delineation. The palate displays exquisite balance, fresh and focused with a clean and precise finish that is only just beginning to show what it can do. Like so many millennial Bordeaux it has matured at its own pace, however, on this showing it seems determined to reward those with the greatest patience. Tasted November 2016. Drink: 2020-2045 WA 95
VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2000 (1)
Pomerol.
A gorgeous wine of grace, elegance, and power, this youthful 2000 will benefit from another five years of cellaring. It appears to have 25 more years of life ahead of it. A deep ruby/purple color is just beginning to lighten at the edges. The bouquet offers up scents of cedar wood, melted licorice, black currants, blackberries, caramel, and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and pure with low acidity as well as formidable tannins in the long finish, the 2000 should rival vintages such as 2005, 2006, and 2009. June 2010 WA 95