93.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6.7% Merlot

Robert Parker: 98+, James Suckling: 100, Wine Enthusiast: 99

Wine Enthusiast: Perhaps of all the first growths in the totally un-classic 2000, this retains most of the classic Bordeaux. It is certainly almost black in color, while the new wood flavors are very present. But it shows an impressive restraint, leaving the power of the wine to be revealed over the years rather than immediately. This could well be the longest-lived of the Pauillac first growths.