This is grippy and old-school in style, with a core of warmed fig and black currant paste flavors framed by ample charcoal and baker’s chocolate notes, but this is well-integrated, and everything cruises nicely through a sanguine-accented finish.—Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2023. 10,000 cases made. — JM

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