Hmm. I look for more secondary sardonic notes in aged bordeauxā¦ will wait a few more years to crack my 2000 montrose
At least, he treats everyone equally, per se not a flaw. 
Donāt you mean āsardonicā?
Actually, mordant would have been more apropos, Johnny Harvard.
You nerds know that I probably beat you up in grade school, right? 
The 2000 Ch. Brown rouge [Pessac Leognan] continues to drink well as it hits the quarter century mark. Lighter weight, higher acid, 12.5% abv, and lots of char, cigar, and pipe smoke on the nose. The palate is on the leaner side, with red fruit, but resolved tannin. Heavy sediment, garnet robe. Perfect cork. Purchased EP and itās time to finish these. Consumed over 3 days, and best on the first night. Iāll slot it into the B+ zone, but should appeal to those who like old school savory/smoky Pessac. Paired well with lamb burgers and broccoli in a lemon/butter sauce.
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It actually did. Quite ironic.
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It was like a black fly in your Chardonnay.
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Hosting a tasting tomorrow. I havenāt opened a 2000 in many years but I hope theyāre ready. 2000s on the docket:
Branaire
Lafon Rochet
Marquis de Terme
La Tourette
Lagrange
Smith Haut Lafitte
Carmes Haut Brion
Carruades de Lafite
Pontet Canet
Pavillon Rouge
Pichon Baron
oh, and a Sauternes or two (not 2000s) to wrap up
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In Florida, we call that terroir
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I had a great bottle of this in November, and the one I Coravined just a couple days ago seemed quite closed, odd.
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I really hope a 25 year old cab/cab blend is approachable now. One reason why I stopped buying current-ish bottles or futures of Bordeaux was because it takes so long to enjoy them. Really an odd product to buy if youāre getting older.
That said, drinkāem if ya gottāem!!!
I also drank 2000 Pichon Baron recently. It was excellent and went very well with steak. Mine was stored at 62-64F for 15 years before I moved it to colder storage. Even blanquito would have liked it.
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Iāve had a several in the last year (e.g., Pichon, Calon-Segur, Leo Barton, Bel Air) and I havenāt really enjoyed them. A lot of the fruit is gone, but there hasnāt been a tremendous amount of tertiary development. Not sure if this is super typical development stage for this type of vintage or Iāve just had a run of meh bottles. They were all acquired from auctions.
I posted some brief impressions on a bunch of 2000s last month: What bottle of wine did you open today? (Part 2) - #6395 by Mike_Evans
This has been on my mind lately. When should someone stop collecting current vintages? Iām 45. Does it make sense to get the 22ās and 23ās at this age or nah?
Yes.
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Also, speaking of 2000 Bordeaux, Iām out of the country on vacation and saw a bottle of 2000 Palmer in a grocery store wine fridge for like $365 or something haha. Didnāt expect to see that.
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Agreed. Even if you age them 20 years, which is ideal for many Chateau, you are only 65. A large percentage of aficionados on this website are 65 or older. My dad is 85 and still appreciates wine very much. Iām 59, 2020 is my last vintage. I really intended to stop at 2014. But then 16 came along. Then 19. Ugh, then 20. Iām officially out now, and 2022 is a vintage I am skeptical about, granted I have not tried it.
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