On Nov 21, 11:10*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I was invited over to a freind's home for a lambfest this weekend.
> Braised, grilled roasted, leg, breast, loin and chops. *I took a
> bottle of 2000 Leoville Poyferre and he had a bottle of 2000 Lynch
> Bages. *We were the only winos. *Both bottles were opened and decanted
> one hour before serving. *Both wines were on a very similar timeline
> from an ageability standpoint and I would put each wine into a dumb
> stage as niether one seems totally together and both were a bit
> disjointed.
>
> 2000 Leoville Poyferre. *fairly pure nose of cassis with a bit of wet
> stones on the nose. *Fruit forward on the palate, plenty of cassis and
> blackberry with a high toned acidity and a pronounced mineral note.
> Tannins were still quite pronounced and the acidity seems too intense
> and almost overpowers the fruit. "B"
>
> 2000 Lynch Bages. *A bit more complexity at this point than the
> Leoville Poyferre. Cassis, berry, and lead pencil aromas in the nose.
> Black fruits and cassis with a fair amount of graphite and leather on
> the palate. *Slightly drying tannins need time to smooth out. "B"

I have not really enjoyed any St. Julien wines from 2000. Can't really
put my finger on it but the fruit seems stewed to me from that year.