Published in November 2002

Wines, Spirits and Beers published in the November 2002 issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

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Domaine Comte Georges de Voguë 2000 Le Musigny Pinot Noir (Musigny)

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Price $300

This is great red Burgundy from the oldest domaine in the village. It is all there: powerful floral aromas, flavors of a coulis of black fruits, ripe tannins and sweet fruit with balancing acidity. The wine manages to combine a deep, almost brooding strength with a dense, silky texture. For a 2000, a lesser year than 1999, this is a great achievement. Keep for at… — R.V. (11/1/2002)

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Renato Ratti 1998 Rocche Marcenasco Nebbiolo

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Price $60

Pietro Ratti makes wines from vineyards around the Abbey of the Annunziata, locally called the Marcenasco. This single-vineyard Rocche is deep brick red in color. With its brooding black-fruit aromas and firm, dry tannins over immense fruit flavors, it is a huge wine, showing great potential. It should keep forever. — R.V. (11/15/2002)

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Robert Mondavi 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $125

68% To Kalon. Young. Cigar ash nose, blackberries, oak. A big, firm, assertive wine, fairly tannic. Scads of juicy cherries and blackberries. Very fine, lots of character and elegance. Drinks well now with rich fare through 2020. — S.H. (6/1/2005)

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Carlisle 2000 Two Acres Red (Russian River Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $36

An amazing wine, made from old vines near Olivet Lane. The grapes were mistaken for Zinfandel for decades and sold as such, until recently identified as Petite Sirah, Valdepenas, Mourvèdre and Alicante Bouschet. This is as authentic a field blend as I have ever seen—and the best. Impossible to exaggerrate the purity, depth and concentration. Magnificent, lush… — S.H. (11/15/2002)

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Louis Jadot 1999 Pinot Noir (Bonnes-Mares)

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Price $109

With the superlative 1999 vintage, Louis Jadot, one of the top Burgundy négociants, has been able to produce a deep, dense purple-colored wine. With firm tannins over huge black chocolate and sweet figs and huge layers of acidity, it has great shape and structure, worthy of the vintage. A big, chunky wine with enormous presence, rounded out by the wood. — R.V. (11/1/2002)

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Bouchard Pere & Fils 2000 Pinot Noir (Bonnes-Mares)

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Price $120

A deliciously concentrated and powerful wine from the domaine of négociant Bouchard Père et Fils. Rich chocolate aromas and intense concentrated black fruits give a strong sense of power and richness. The fruit is rich enough to dominate the tannins. This should age magnificently—10 years at least. — R.V. (11/1/2002)

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Domaine Comte Georges de Voguë 2000 Pinot Noir (Bonnes-Mares)

Price $260

Enormous fruit dominates this wine. Red fruits of every type, from raspberries to red currants mingle in a dense fruit salad. But underneath this mouthfilling fruit is a big, solid structure that promises great aging ability. Keep this wine for 10 years before opening, perhaps even keeping some more bottles for at least 20. — R.V. (11/1/2002)

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Hundred Acre 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $100

Redolent of rose petals and black cherry in the nose, it fans out into a silky-smooth texture that supports elegant black currant, blackberry, plum, anise and spice flavors with just a hint of chocolate and herbs. A lengthy finish leaves a velvety impression on the palate. This is an auspicious debut made exclusively from the owner’s estate vineyard. Barrel… — J.M. (11/15/2002)

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