2000 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Greves Vignes de l Enfant Jesus
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The 2000 Beaune Grèves Vignes de L’Enfant Jesus 1er Cru has held up well considering the vintage, with simple but ripe and quite rounded redcurrant and Crushed strawberry. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy, leathery fruit, quite savoury in style with a simple but well-meaning, candied finish. This is one of the finest Premier Crus in Beaune however, this is not firing on all cylinders. Tasted at Sarah Marsh’s 2000 and 2001 horizontal tasting.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2000 Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jesus from Bouchard Père & Fils is quite successful in this vintage, offering up a brooding bouquet of wood smoke, grilled venison, espresso roast, dried currant and berry fruit—marked but not dominated by toasty new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and silky, with good depth and concentration for the year and just a touch of grippy tannin clamping down on the finish.
Healthy garnet. Gamey, distinctly evolved nose. Masses of charming fruit welcomes you on the palate and everything is in really very impressive alignment. Beautifully balanced. Lovely mix of sweet and savoury. Nothing specious. (JR)
Deepish crimson with some really ripe, frank fruit at last! Really quite rich yet with notable tannins and acid promising well for the future. (JR)