2002 Red Bordeaux
2002 was a small harvest that has yielded some first-rate, well-structured, stylish wines, especially from the Médoc and the Graves, with the best wines requiring considerable cellaring before they reach their peak.
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Chateau Latour,
Ready, but will keep,
Latours 2002 reinforces its reputation as an iron fist in a velvet glove of a wine. A dense brooding cassis and pain-grill nose introduces a very big wine with fantastic mouth-watering flavours and a long sleek finish. The 2002 has a litheness of sweet fruit and structured tannins that differentiates it from recent vintages.
Chateau Pichon Lalande,
Ready, but will keep,
If Latour, Lafite and Mouton are the Kings of Pauillac, then Pichon-Lalande is the Queen. As one would expect, this is an incredibly sophisticated wine. An explosive palate of fine, ripe, plump red fruit presents itself in an immediately appealing but stylish fashion. Crisp acidity runs through the wine, from its attractive sweet attack to its long, firm finish. This exceptional Pichon will mature extremely well.
Chateau Giscours,
Drink now,
Ch. Giscours is one of the largest Margaux properties and now producing wine worthy of its Troisième Cru Classé status. Giscours was in a dire state when it was acquired by Nicholas Tari in 1952. He invested heavily and the quality of the wine improved beyond recognition. In 1995 he sold the property to Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma. Giscours produces richly aromatic wines that are surprisingly powerful on the palate, displaying ripe, black fruit with hints of cedar and new oak.
A difficult summer and September comprised the Merlot in 2002, but the Left Bank’s Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines enjoyed the Indian summer. Reaching its peak now, this Giscours has charming notes of cedar and pencil lead, with a poised, elegant palate and finish.
A difficult summer and September comprised the Merlot in 2002, but the Left Bank’s Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines enjoyed the Indian summer. Reaching its peak now, this Giscours has charming notes of cedar and pencil lead, with a poised, elegant palate and finish.
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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Oct 2003