2000 Ch. Latour, Pauillac

Only 14,000 cases of Latour were made in 2000 but what it lacks in quantity it gains in quality. This is a giant of a wine with a flavour spectrum of cassis, vanilla, terroir and woodland. This will provide you with the very finest drinking.

Dark crimson. Light, bracing nose. Not the most intense Latour vintage but it is at least more Latour than 2000. Very solid and mineral with some lift and I should think no disappointment in the long run, though I would strongly recommend the more expressive Forts in the short term. The grand vin is obdurately dry and introvert at the moment.
(Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com - 23 Mar 2010) 

The 2000 Latour (a relatively abundant 14,000 cases compared to what they produced in 2009, 2008, or 2005) is “packed and stacked.” The extremely rich, black/purple color to the rim is followed by a wine with some subtle smoke, loads of minerals, a hint of vanilla, and plenty of creme de cassis as well as roasted meat and a slight scorched earth character. Broad, savory, and rich, the wine seems to be about 5 years away from full maturity and should drink well for at least 40-50 more years. A great effort, probably eclipsed only by 2003 and 2009.

My original ratings appear to have been dead on the money for both of these efforts from Chateau Latour.
(Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Jun 2010)