JAMES SUCKLING: "Another wonderful 2000 coming out of its long sleep. Beautiful aromas of berry, tobacco, herb and spice that follow through to a full palate with round, textured tannins and lots of fruit."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. One of the all-time great examples of Lynch Bages, the 2000 is just beginning to drink well yet promises to last for another 20-25+ years." - Robert M. Parker, Jr.

WINE SPECTATOR: "This has a dense but well-defined core of currant and fig paste flavors supported by a gorgeous graphite spine. Long and authoritative, with notes of bay, pepper, leather and juniper slowly emerging on the finish. Terrific structure and integration give this a chiseled feel. No rush here. - Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2033. 35,000 cases made." - James Molesworth

FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Frucht, zarte Dörrobstanklänge, feiner Gewürzanklang, zart nach Biskuit, Minze, mit dunklen Beeren unterlegt. Süß, fast opulent wirkend, saftig und bereits sehr zugänglich, bereits gut antrinkbar, attraktive Länge, eine offenere Flasche als im Vorjahr."