2000 Bourgogne Rouge

Bernard Dugat's 2000 Bourgogne, a cuvée that didn't see any new oak, is drinking beautifully at age 23, offering up aromas of sweet cassis, wild plums and forest floor, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate with a fleshy core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery structuring tannins. Integrated and harmonious, both the vintage and the appellation would be hard to identify in a blind tasting.