Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 88
The 2000 Chateau Petit Village does not appear to be evolving as well as I initially hoped. Here, two bottles opened, offering lifted dark cherry intermixed with beef stock and soot, secondary aromas playing a bigger part than I would have expected. The palate is likewise quite rustic but with admirable depth, supple in the mouth with cedar and earthy notes on the foursquare finish. Given the choice of the 2000 or the 2001, I would probably now opt for the latter. Tasted January 2016.
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2026
JancisRobinson.com 17
Deep crimson. Smells like a fully mature wine! Sweet and evolved on the nose. Gentle, round, and rather timorous on the palate. Some Pauillac rigour to the shape and structure. Strange. Good roundness – just no lift.
Anticipated maturity: 2009-2018
Vinous 90
Good medium red-ruby. Aromas of blackberry, minerals, coffee and spices; at once cool and liqueur-like. Lush, chewy, sweet and deep, with vibrant flavors of black cherry and chocolate. Finishes with firm tannins and very good length and grip. Showing very well.
