{"title":"2001 Wines","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"gruaud-larose-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien, Bottle (750ml)","description":"\"A dense and decadent wine with chocolate, currant and licorice aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. A beautiful wine now. It shows the finesse and class of an aged Bordeaux.\" JS Sep 2016","brand":"Gruaud Larose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962433056827,"sku":"BDX:GRL:GRUA-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXGRLGRUA-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1687978769"},{"product_id":"lafite-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bottle (750ml)","description":"JA98 \"White truffles and cold ash on the aromatics, just so much finesse and melted tannins on display. In its drinking window now, but going nowhere, begging to be savoured and shared with a very few close friends.  Autumnal blackberry and loganberry fruits, violet and peony florals, with a generosity and depth that grows and expands in the glass. Charles Chevallier technical director, Baron Eric de Rothschild owner.\" JA Jun. 2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The 2001 Lafite-Rothschild has a little more precision on the nose compared to the millennial Lafite. It’s vivid and focused, featuring blackberry, briar, cedar and mint, and a touch of cola in the background. The palate is well balanced and svelte in texture, building beautifully with aeration to a gorgeous, truffle-tinged finish that is a little spicier than three years ago, when I last tasted this vintage. Maybe it just tails off toward the finish when compared to the 2000. Still, this is an elegant, blue-blooded Lafite-Rothschild that exudes class.\" NM for VM Sep 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Stick your nose in this and it says something -- \"I am special.\" Deep and generous aromas of blackberries, fresh tobacco and minerals. It's full-bodied, with big velvety tannins and a superlong finish. Like a fine cashmere sweater. Best after 2010.\" WS Mar 2004","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962466218043,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-0750-2001-F0L0C0_d830c389-56be-49a6-a267-747fbd5de6f2.jpg?v=1739764751"},{"product_id":"montrose-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estephe, Bottle (750ml)","description":"LP94 A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2001 Montrose is medium to deep garnet in color, with a touch of brick. It opens a little broodily with slowly emerging, mature scents of cigar box, dusty soil, and iron ore, giving way to a core of redcurrant jelly and raspberry preserves, plus a hint of dried sage. The light to medium-bodied palate is mineral-laced and earthy, featuring lightly chewy tannins and bold freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.","brand":"Montrose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962615902267,"sku":"BDX:MON:MONT-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMONMONT-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774885981"},{"product_id":"pavie-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bottle (750ml)","description":"JS97 \"This is really beautiful and decadent with mushroom, chocolate, plum and sliced-meat character. Even some foie gras. Full-bodied, tight and linear. Racy finish. Delicious now and beyond.\" JS Mar 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP96 \"A great showing for this wine in the mini-vertical, the 2001 Pavie has a slight lightening at the edge of its dark garnet\/plum\/purple color and a big, sweet kiss of cedar wood, incense, licorice, blackberry and lead pencil shavings. The wine is dense, very rich, multilayered and finishes with at least a 40- to 45-second aftertaste. This wine seems to be close to full maturity, but should hold there for easily another 15-20 years. It's a sleeper of the vintage.\" RP Aug 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP96 \"The 2001 Pavie is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Scents of preserved plums, blackberry pie, and chocolate-covered cherries jump from the glass, plus hints of violets, crushed rocks, incense, and Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, it glides over the palate with remarkable seamlessness and satiny tannins, delivering waves of black fruits and exotic spices, finishing long and earthy.\" LPB for TWI Dec 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"Pavie is widely acclaimed as one of Bordeaux’s greatest terroirs, of largely limestone and clay soils. Brilliantly situated with a sunny, southern exposure and exceptional drainage, Pavie potentially rivals nearby Ausone, the oldest and possibly the most famous estate in Bordeaux. Pavie’s other nearby neighbors include, Pavie-Macquin and Troplong-Mondot to the north, Larcis-Ducasse to the southeast and La Gaffelière and Saint-Georges Côte Pavie to the west.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUntil 1978, previous owners rarely produced great wine, but of course that all changed with the acquisition of the 92-acre, single vineyard by Chantal and Gérard Perse. In short, they dramatically raised the quality. Currently, the vineyard is planted with 60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, but the actual blend for each vintage tends to possess slightly higher amounts of Merlot. A perfectionist, owner Gérard Perse is flexible with the percentage of new oak, as well as how long the wine is aged in cask. The resulting wine has been considered one of the superstars of Bordeaux since 1978.\" Published: Aug 27, 2015","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962670297147,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVI-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":324.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAVPAVI-0750-2001-F0L0C0_566ca130-4416-4973-b86d-08ce4a04ce47.jpg?v=1753399132"},{"product_id":"mugnier-musigny-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Jacques-Frederic Mugnier, Musigny Grand Cru, Bottle (750ml)","description":"AG 95 \"Full medium red. Compellingly fresh, complex nose combines wild raspberry, minerals, smoked meat and mint. Wonderfully fine-grained and sappy, with its red berry, coffee and leather flavors conveying a distinctly youthful character. Boasts a terric spine of firm, integrated acidity and suave tannins and builds slowly and steadily on the rising finish. Great class here. Fr?d?ric Mugnier recalled that he was quite happy with the quality of the 2001 tannins at the beginning and that he loves this vintage. 'The wines were always very pretty but now they show more structure,' he told me. He added that he would still wait longer to drink this wine 'for more complexity and polish.'\" (April 2017)\u003cbr\u003eJacques-Frederic Mugnier, Musigny Grand Cru","brand":"Mugnier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962877685819,"sku":"BUR:MUG:MUSI-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BURMUGMUSI-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1591922176"},{"product_id":"chapoutier-lermite-rouge-2001-750ml","title":"2001 M. Chapoutier, Hermitage, l'Ermite Rouge, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP (98-100) The black-colored 2001 Ermitage l’Ermite may be equal to the perfect 1996. Awesome levels of kirsch liqueur, licorice, and white flowers are followed by a superbly concentrated, etched, long, deep wine with multiple layers, a fabulous texture, and virtually perfect balance as well as harmony. Possessing great stature and intensity, it is a monumental achievement. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2040.\n","brand":"Chapoutier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962938175547,"sku":"RHN:CHA:LERR-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/RHNCHALERR-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774048373"},{"product_id":"bond-assortment-case-2001-6-pack-owc-750ml-melbury-vecina-st-eden","title":"2001 BOND, Terroir Portfolio, Napa Valley, Case of 6 btls [Eden, Vecina, Melbury]","description":"RP98+ \"The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Melbury (a dead ringer for Pauillac) has an opaque blue\/purple color and an extraordinarily sweet nose of charcoal, lead pencil shavings, cedar wood, black currants, licorice and spice box. Full-bodied, with great intensity, purity and texture, this is a wonderfully dense, full-throttle wine that is still an adolescent and likely to stay one for at least another 5-7 years. Look for it to age gracefully well past 20-30+ years.\" RP May 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"As long-time readers know, this is the brainchild of Harlan Estate’s Bill Harlan, who has signed the owners of these well-placed vineyards in selected microclimates in Napa Valley to long (quarter of a century) contracts. In the first decade, he has expanded the number of vineyard holdings to five separate wines in 2011, all made by the Harlan Estate winemaking team of Bob Levy and consulting enologist Michel Rolland. There were only three cuvees in 2001—from an 11-acre site on the western Oakville hillsides near Harlan Estate, the Vecina, St. Eden, an 11-acre stony knoll north of the Oakville Crossroad with a northern exposure, and from the steep slopes just north of Lake Hennessy with an eastern and southeastern exposure, east of Rutherford, the Melbury. All three 2001s showed phenomenally and are still very young wines, with at least 15 to 20 more years of upside potential. In fact, in a cold cellar, these wines probably have 40 or more years of aging potential, but few of us will be able to wait that long to see how they taste.\"","brand":"Bond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963060498491,"sku":"USR:BON:BONA-PK06-2001-F0L0C0","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRBONBONA-PK06-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742521322"},{"product_id":"bryant-family-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Bryant Family Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"Robert Parker writes, \"In less than a decade this has become one of the qualitative titan\/blue blood Cabernet Sauvignons of Napa Valley. The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (1,200 cases), produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is a virtually perfect effort, rivaling both the 1997 and 1994. Its inky blue\/black\/purple color is followed by a phenomenally pure bouquet of blackberry liqueur intermixed with minerals, licorice, and toast. The wine is fabulously concentrated, with that seamless characteristic found in the greatest wines, the building blocks of this Cabernet, acid, alcohol, and tannin, are interwoven into a majestic, multidimensional, compelling wine of extraordinary richness, length, and aromatic splendor. This is a New World legend in the making. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030.\" BT 97-100Pts Published: Aug 30, 2002","brand":"Bryant Family","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963100278843,"sku":"USR:BRY:BRYA-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRBRYBRYA-0750-2001-F0L0C0_4a82c9c3-77ed-4edc-8d4f-0a6960c397d8.jpg?v=1769192800"},{"product_id":"colgin-tychson-hill-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Colgin Cellars, Tychson Hill, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP 98 \"The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard (a valley floor site planted on a slight incline north of St. Helena) exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a beautifully sweet nose of creme de cassis, licorice, lead pencil shavings and pen ink. A classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with sweet tannin, full-bodied power and gorgeous purity and intensity, it will benefit from another 5-7 years of cellaring and should keep for 30+ years. (RP)\" (June 2011)\u003cbr\u003eColgin, Tychson Hill, Napa Valley","brand":"Colgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963122135099,"sku":"USR:COL:COLT-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":469.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRCOLCOLT-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774886686"},{"product_id":"paul-hobbs-beckstoffer-to-kalon-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Paul Hobbs, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP97 \"From the undeniable first-growth quality site comes the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard. When the fruit from this vineyard is handled properly, the resulting wine often flirts with perfection. Hobbs’ 2001 boasts a dense blue\/purple color along with an incredibly pure nose of spice box, cedarwood, creme de cassis, blueberry pie and subtle smoke as well as graphite notes that could easily pass for a first- or second-growth Pauillac. Broad, expansive, full-bodied flavors reveal stunning purity, amazing depth and richness, and a finish that goes on for nearly a minute. Still youthful, but oh, so impressive, it is hard to resist now, but it should be even better in 5-8 years, and keep for 30-40+ years.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"I visited Paul Hobbs at his new winery, which should give him greater ability and flexibility to exploit some of northern California’s finest vineyards. Hobbs, one of my favorite winemakers, has an impressive resume, having worked at some of the better northern California wineries. He continues to work for some of the better South American producers. His 2001s and 2002s represent his finest portfolio yet. In spite of his affable, down-to-earth personality, this guy is clearly driven, and gives meticulous thought to every decision he makes. His wines are the result of a winemaking philosophy that includes only indigenous yeasts for fermentation, full malolactic for whites and reds, and no clarification ... meaning no fining or filtration. Hobbs has culled out some of northern California’s great sites for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. I suppose it is only a matter of time before he turns his attention to Syrah, which seems like a natural progression given what he has already accomplished.\" Robert Parker Published: Dec 22, 2003\n\n","brand":"Hobbs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963185213499,"sku":"USR:HOB:HOBB-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRHOBHOBB-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1716334510"},{"product_id":"opus-one-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Opus One, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"DR98 \"Small concentrated berries from a long harvest that lasted from 1st September 1 to 19th October. Michael Salacci arrived as winemaker this year, taking over as Patrick Léon retired. This was the first time that Opus had its own winemaker, and immediatley you feel the impact of his work. He felt instinctively that Opus needed to go richer, and from this point on it more regularly hits the Californian stride. It comes through in the construction of the wine, almost chewy, with striking, sexy dark chocolate, black pepper and cassis fruits, still with great acidity to keep things raising towards the finish. This was also the first vintage released to the Bordeaux marketplace - so signalling a period of immense change. The wine stands up well and has a long life ahead. 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.\" JA for DR Sep 2019","brand":"Opus One","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963198746683,"sku":"USR:OPU:OPUS-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USROPUOPUS-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1770404262"},{"product_id":"screaming-eagle-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"AG100 \"The 2001 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the great wines from the Jean Phillips era and one of the all-time greats here, period. Tasted next to the 2002, the 2001 presents a darker fruit profile and greater overall depth. Blue\/purplish fruit, lavender, graphite, incense and chocolate build up as this rapturous wine gradually opens in the glass. The 2001 Screaming Eagle is a wine I will never forget tasting and drinking. I only hope to have a chance to drink it again!\" Antonia Galloni for Vinous Media Apr 2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRP 99 \"Only 450 cases were made of this blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc from former proprietor Jean Phillips? vineyards just south of the Oakville crossroads. The spectacular dense blue\/purple color remains opaque. The wine displays the hallmark creme de cassis, floral and licorice notes that are so pure, vivid and intense, and which have always been part of this vineyard?s classic trademark. With great purity, a full-bodied mouthfeel and even more thickness, power and density than I remember, this wine has put on weight, developed more structure, and looks like a candidate for 30 more years of aging potential. This is a brilliant wine, much in keeping with the legendary status of this producer.\" (June 2011)\u003cbr\u003eScreaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville","brand":"Screaming Eagle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963221061691,"sku":"USR:SCR:SCRE-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":3350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRSCRSCRE-0750-2001-F0L0C0_fd862e95-20c0-4169-81fd-e416f1619b1c.jpg?v=1748040285"},{"product_id":"shafer-sunspot-2001-1-5l","title":"2001 Shafer, Sunspot, Napa Valley, Magnum (1.5L) [25th Anniversary - Only in Magnum]","description":"\u003cbr\u003eShafer, 25th Sunspot Vineyard, Napa Valley","brand":"Shafer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963227091003,"sku":"USR:SHA:SHAS-1500-2001-F0L0C0","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRSHASHAS-1500-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1780614942"},{"product_id":"sloan-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Sloan, Proprietary Red, Rutherford, Bottle (750ml) [Winery Direct]","description":"RP99 \"The practically perfect 2001 Sloan (only the second effort released by Stuart Sloan) is aging magnificently. Made from very young vines planted on the steep hillsides above the Auberge du Soleil in Central Napa Valley, it exhibits a dense purple color with only a slight lightening at the edge as well as a phenomenal nose of burning embers, white chocolate, espresso roast, black currants and graphite. Full-bodied with an expansive, broad, creamy texture as well as a voluptuous finish, the wine has shed a lot of its tannin and is just beginning to hit its plateau of full maturity where it should stay for another 15-25+ years. This is a great terroir and at age ten, the 2001 confirms the accolades I bestowed upon it eight years ago.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963227385915,"sku":"USR:SLO:SLOA-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":359.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/USRSLOSLOA-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1616625752"},{"product_id":"spottswoode-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Spottswoode, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Bottle (750ml)","description":"JD100 \" The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is liquid gold and as magnificent a Napa Valley Cabernet as I could imagine. Incredibly complex notes of crème de cassis, tobacco leaf, sandalwood, and dried flowers all emerge from the glass, and this full-bodied, flawlessly balanced beauty has perfectly integrated tannins and a finish that keeps you coming back to the class. As with all the wines here, it has a classic elegance paired with beautiful richness.\" JD May 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP98+ \"Production fell back to about 4,300 cases in 2001, which was a fabulous growing season in Napa Valley and from the get-go heralded as a profound vintage. Certainly Spottswoode hit all cylinders with its blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, and the first in a series of wines from them that eclipsed 14% alcohol (this one is 14.1%). Still dense purple to the rim, the wine is a young adolescent, with beautiful floral notes intermixed with deep crème de cassis, blackberry and blueberry Hints of licorice and graphite also present in this full-bodied, multilayered, magnificent and majestic Cabernet Sauvignon that is shaping up to be a great classic. There is at least 25-30 years of tasty longevity left in this large-scale Spottswoode that still seems to have a vague resemblance to Château Margaux. Bravo!\" RP Aug 2016","brand":"Spottswoode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963228270651,"sku":"USR:SPO:SPOT-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRSPOSPOT-0750-2001-F0L0C0_85de4f25-34f2-402e-821b-2221985b6d43.jpg?v=1750986676"},{"product_id":"palmer-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Palmer, Margaux, Bottle (750ml)","description":"JA95 \"Nose a little more subdued than the 2000, but this has the truffle, rosebud and woodsmoke combination of a Palmer that is at a perfect moment to share. Loganberry, raspberry, tobacco leaf, peony, mint leaf, the tannins are finessed and finely spun, tracing the outline of the fruit but not constricting it in any way. Waves of aromatics through the palate keep you hooked, this is nuanced, elegant, moreish, with so much Margaux appellation charater, and a juicy finish.\" JA for IB Dec 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS94 \"Alder and cedar aromas waft up from the core here, giving this a perfumed, incense-accented edge, while the silky but substantial structure lets the gently mulled plum, black currant and cherry flavors glide through. Shows a sanguine tang at the very end, displaying latent grip for further evolution. -- Blind '01\/'03\/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017).\" JM for WS Feb 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDR94 \"As the 1983 surprised many people for its success compared to 1982, so too is the 2001 Palmer, outgunning the 2000 on many of my recent tastings. I would not bet on it lasting as long as the 2000, but this is still young right now, with firm, still-muscular tannins and deep cassis fruits. An enjoyably balanced and subtle wine filled with charcoal and woodsmoke.\" JA for DR Nov 2020","brand":"Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963276767291,"sku":"BDX:PAL:PALM-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":329.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPALPALM-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742521250"},{"product_id":"lafite-2001-750ml-slightly-nicked-label","title":"2001 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Scuffed Label]","description":"JA98 \"White truffles and cold ash on the aromatics, just so much finesse and melted tannins on display. In its drinking window now, but going nowhere, begging to be savoured and shared with a very few close friends.  Autumnal blackberry and loganberry fruits, violet and peony florals, with a generosity and depth that grows and expands in the glass. Charles Chevallier technical director, Baron Eric de Rothschild owner.\" JA Jun. 2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The 2001 Lafite-Rothschild has a little more precision on the nose compared to the millennial Lafite. It’s vivid and focused, featuring blackberry, briar, cedar and mint, and a touch of cola in the background. The palate is well balanced and svelte in texture, building beautifully with aeration to a gorgeous, truffle-tinged finish that is a little spicier than three years ago, when I last tasted this vintage. Maybe it just tails off toward the finish when compared to the 2000. Still, this is an elegant, blue-blooded Lafite-Rothschild that exudes class.\" NM for VM Sep 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Stick your nose in this and it says something -- \"I am special.\" Deep and generous aromas of blackberries, fresh tobacco and minerals. It's full-bodied, with big velvety tannins and a superlong finish. Like a fine cashmere sweater. Best after 2010.\" WS Mar 2004","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963562569787,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-0750-2001-F0L1C0","price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-0750-2001-F0L1C0_bbd62b3f-3600-4bee-8203-43e0398a6041.jpg?v=1781219929"},{"product_id":"hundred-acre-kayli-morgan-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Hundred Acre, Kayli Morgan Vineyard, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP97 Medium garnet colored, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard leaps from the glass with bold notes of crushed black cherries with raspberry sparks over a core of blackcurrant cordial, chocolate box, licorice and Chinese five spice with hints of iron ore and tilled black soil. Full-bodied, rich and super concentrated, the palate delivers layer upon layer of red and black fruit preserves flavors, framed by lovely finely grained tannins and great freshness, finishing long and minerally.\u003cbr\u003eHundred Acre, Kayli Morgan Vineyard, Napa Valley","brand":"Hundred Acre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963569516603,"sku":"USR:HUN:HAKM-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":549.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRHUNHAKM-0750-2001-F0L0C0_b48e1290-cc83-4b48-867c-9a3416c8f2ce.jpg?v=1714677158"},{"product_id":"schrader-mx-etched-2001-1-5l-300-produced","title":"2001 Schrader Cellars, Old Sparky MX Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Magnum (1.5L) [Etched \u0026 Numbered - Only 300 Produced]","description":"RP96 There are only 300 magnums of the 2001 MX, a cuvee produced from Schrader Cellars’ finest lots. An opaque purple-colored blockbuster, its gorgeous aromas of creme de cassis, smoke, and bay leaves are followed by a pure, full-bodied red displaying a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, and wood. The finish lasts for 50+ seconds. Anticipated maturity: now-2020.","brand":"Schrader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963598352443,"sku":"USR:SCH:OLDS-1500-2001-F0L0C0","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRSCHOLDS-1500-2001-F0L0C0_bb83b591-6d87-45b1-a917-891976b2a225.jpg?v=1767973473"},{"product_id":"sloan-2001-3-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Sloan, Proprietary Red, Rutherford, Case of 3 Btls, [Winery Direct]","description":"RP99 \"The practically perfect 2001 Sloan (only the second effort released by Stuart Sloan) is aging magnificently. Made from very young vines planted on the steep hillsides above the Auberge du Soleil in Central Napa Valley, it exhibits a dense purple color with only a slight lightening at the edge as well as a phenomenal nose of burning embers, white chocolate, espresso roast, black currants and graphite. Full-bodied with an expansive, broad, creamy texture as well as a voluptuous finish, the wine has shed a lot of its tannin and is just beginning to hit its plateau of full maturity where it should stay for another 15-25+ years. This is a great terroir and at age ten, the 2001 confirms the accolades I bestowed upon it eight years ago.\" RP May 2011 ","brand":"Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963749249083,"sku":"USR:SLO:SLOA-PK03-2001-F0L0C0","price":1095.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/USRSLOSLOA-PK03-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1600278343"},{"product_id":"harlan-maiden-2001-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Harlan Estate, The Maiden, Napa Valley, Case of 6 btls","description":"\"The 2001 The Maiden’s dense ruby\/purple color is accompanied by a lovely bouquet of melted chocolate, espresso roast, black currants, berries, licorice, and underbrush. This full-bodied, well-balanced, opulent second wine is as good as many California producer’s primary cuvee. Its sweet, supple tannin and forward personality suggest consuming it over the next 10-15 years.\" RP Feb 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"I find it ironic that at a time when so many California wineries seem to be trying to imitate the 1997 Harlan Estate bottling, the sophisticated winemaking team at Harlan Estate now views this extremely rich, port-like wine as the extreme example among its extraordinary range of vintages. Current vintages at this elite hillside property above Oakville are as rich and deep as ever, but manage, uncannily, to retain inner-mouth vibrancy. From Bill Harlan and the same winemaking team of Bob Levy and superconsultant Michel Rolland, later in this issue.\" ST for VM May 2004","brand":"Harlan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963785457723,"sku":"USR:HAR:HARM-PK06-2001-F0L0C0","price":1795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRHARHARM-PK06-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1776349511"},{"product_id":"la-mission-haut-brion-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP96 \"Perhaps one of the more overlooked vintages in recent years, the Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2001 is one of the finest wines of the vintage. Here, one is immediately taken aback by the precision exuded by the nose: small dark cherries and orange blossom still there, perhaps the mineralité more heightened than ever. The palate displays exquisite balance with nigh on perfect acidity, demonstrating more tension, if not the dimension of the 1990 tasted alongside. This is a serious La Mission for long-term aging.\" NM for TWA Jul 2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, “In my personal collection, I have more bottles of La Mission Haut-Brion than any other wine in the world. La Mission has been one of the best wines for a long time, and one of the most constant in terms of quality.\"\n","brand":"La Mission Haut Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963789357115,"sku":"BDX:LMH:LMHB-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":355.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLMHLMHB-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1778106935"},{"product_id":"palmer-2001-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Palmer, Margaux, Case of 12 btls","description":"JA95 \"Nose a little more subdued than the 2000, but this has the truffle, rosebud and woodsmoke combination of a Palmer that is at a perfect moment to share. Loganberry, raspberry, tobacco leaf, peony, mint leaf, the tannins are finessed and finely spun, tracing the outline of the fruit but not constricting it in any way. Waves of aromatics through the palate keep you hooked, this is nuanced, elegant, moreish, with so much Margaux appellation charater, and a juicy finish.\" JA for IB Dec 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS94 \"Alder and cedar aromas waft up from the core here, giving this a perfumed, incense-accented edge, while the silky but substantial structure lets the gently mulled plum, black currant and cherry flavors glide through. Shows a sanguine tang at the very end, displaying latent grip for further evolution. -- Blind '01\/'03\/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017).\" JM for WS Feb 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDR94 \"As the 1983 surprised many people for its success compared to 1982, so too is the 2001 Palmer, outgunning the 2000 on many of my recent tastings. I would not bet on it lasting as long as the 2000, but this is still young right now, with firm, still-muscular tannins and deep cassis fruits. An enjoyably balanced and subtle wine filled with charcoal and woodsmoke.\" JA for DR Nov 2020","brand":"Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963900473403,"sku":"BDX:PAL:PALM-PK12-2001-F0L0C0","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPALPALM-PK12-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1781048467"},{"product_id":"verite-la-muse-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Verite, La Muse, Sonoma County, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP100 \"2001 was the first truly great vintage for Jess Jackson and Pierre Seillan, and that is evidenced by the utterly perfect 2001 La Muse, a blend of 87% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Malbec. Over three-fourths of it came from the Alexander Mountain estate of Jess Jackson, and the rest from Chalk Hill, Knights Valley, and a tiny bit from Bennett Valley. This dense purple-colored effort exhibits notes of licorice, creme de cassis, plum sauce, violets and truffles. Full-bodied with magnificent density, overall equilibrium, stunning purity, sweet but abundant tannin and a fabulous finish, this profound wine remains a baby at age ten. Give it another 5-6 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 35-40+ years. It is very French in style even though one could argue that this level of concentration can only be achieved by a handful of wines from Pomerol and St.-Emilion.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP100 \"The 2001 La Muse is a blend of 87% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Malbec. Deep garnet-brick in color, it strides out with confident cigar box, smoked meats, tapenade, and incense notes over a core of prunes and Christmas cake. The full-bodied plate is jam-packed with multi-layered, rich, spicy, black fruit preserves flavors, finishing with an opulent finish that just goes on and on. This is quintessential La Muse.\" LPB for TWI Jun 2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"These are the visionary efforts of the recently deceased Jess Jackson, one of the great men in California’s history of high quality winemaking. Verite was started in 1998, when Jess Jackson brought over Bordelais winemaker Pierre Seillan, and essentially gave him carte blanche authority to pick the best fruit he could to fashion these three cuvees. La Muse is his verison of a Pomerol, made from Jess Jackson’s high-elevation vineyards in Alexander Valley, Knights Valley and Chalk Hill, the La Joie is his Medoc look-alike from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and of course, Le Desir is a Sonoma clone of a St.-Emilion, made generally from high quantities of both Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with just a little Cabernet Sauvignon in them. These wines are the epitome of natural wine, aged 24-32 months in new French oak, with wood staves selected by Jackson and his team in France, and the wines then bottled unfined and unfiltered.\" Published: May 01, 2011","brand":"Verite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963998810171,"sku":"USR:VER:MUSE-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":319.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRVERMUSE-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774886251"},{"product_id":"colgin-tychson-hill-2001-3-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Colgin Cellars, Tychson Hill, Napa Valley, Case of 3 Btls","description":"RP 98 \"The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard (a valley floor site planted on a slight incline north of St. Helena) exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a beautifully sweet nose of creme de cassis, licorice, lead pencil shavings and pen ink. A classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with sweet tannin, full-bodied power and gorgeous purity and intensity, it will benefit from another 5-7 years of cellaring and should keep for 30+ years. (RP)\" (June 2011)\u003cbr\u003eColgin, Tychson Hill, Napa Valley","brand":"Colgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964041637947,"sku":"USR:COL:COLT-PK03-2001-F0L0C0","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRCOLCOLT-PK03-2001-F0L0C0_67ee2aed-c14f-4fc0-8cde-5bad97f0b8c4.jpg?v=1774638556"},{"product_id":"opus-one-2001-750ml-slightly-soiled-label","title":"2001 Opus One, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Scuffed Label]","description":"DR98 \"Small concentrated berries from a long harvest that lasted from 1st September 1 to 19th October. Michael Salacci arrived as winemaker this year, taking over as Patrick Léon retired. This was the first time that Opus had its own winemaker, and immediatley you feel the impact of his work. He felt instinctively that Opus needed to go richer, and from this point on it more regularly hits the Californian stride. It comes through in the construction of the wine, almost chewy, with striking, sexy dark chocolate, black pepper and cassis fruits, still with great acidity to keep things raising towards the finish. This was also the first vintage released to the Bordeaux marketplace - so signalling a period of immense change. The wine stands up well and has a long life ahead. 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.\" JA for DR Sep 2019","brand":"Opus One","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964218880059,"sku":"USR:OPU:OPUS-0750-2001-F0L3C0","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USROPUOPUS-0750-2001-F0L3C0.jpg?v=1778711090"},{"product_id":"colgin-cariad-2001-3-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Colgin Cellars, Cariad, Napa Valley, Case of 3 Btls","description":"RP99 \"The prodigious 2001 Cariad is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, primarily from two of David Abreu?s vineyard holdings in Napa Valley (Madrona Ranch and Thorevilos). Complex notes of burning embers, charcoal, red and black fruits, subtle oak, licorice and cedarwood soar from the glass of this highly perfumed, stunning wine. It has everything going for it, including a flawless, seamless style, remarkable balance, stunning concentration and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. There is an open-knit character that makes it very accessible even though the wine still gives the impression of being a teenager in its developmental time-line. (RP)\" (2011)\u003cbr\u003eColgin, Cariad, Napa Valley","brand":"Colgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964405362747,"sku":"USR:COL:CARI-PK03-2001-F0L0C0","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRCOLCARI-PK03-2001-F0L0C0_1b51977c-1f3e-41bc-9ea5-586f9b173c79.jpg?v=1774974815"},{"product_id":"colgin-herb-lamb-2001-3-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Colgin Cellars, Herb Lamb Vineyard, Napa Valley, Case of 3 Btls","description":"RP97 \"Although the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard is the most developed, it remains a youthful adolescent with exceptional intensity. Notes of tapenade, bay leaf, creme de cassis, charcoal and hints of truffles as well as new saddle leather emerge from this opaque purple-hued 2001. The gorgeous perfume is followed by rich, concentrated, full-bodied flavors, sweet tannin and beautiful intensity, purity and balance. It can be drunk now (although 4-5 more years of cellaring will prove beneficial) and over the next 25 years.\" (June 2011)\u003cbr\u003eColgin, Herb Lamb Vineyard, Napa Valley","brand":"Colgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964580474939,"sku":"USR:COL:HERB-PK03-2001-F0L0C0","price":1395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRCOLHERB-PK03-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774886813"},{"product_id":"verite-la-joie-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Verite, La Joie, Sonoma County, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP 95+ \"The 2001 La Joie (71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc) remains a backward, youthful wine revealing an inky\/purple color as well as notes of graphite, licorice, creme de cassis, truffles and new saddle leather. It has fabulous fruit on the attack and mid-palate, a massive, concentrated, tannic mouthfeel and a long finish. Even younger than La Muse, it needs another decade of cellaring and should age for 40-50 years thereafter. Pierre Seillan told me that 44% of the grapes came from Alexander Valley, 35% from Knight?s Valley and the rest from Chalk Hill. (RP)\" (June 2011)\u003cbr\u003eVerite, La Joie, Sonoma County","brand":"Verite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965143855163,"sku":"USR:VER:JOIE-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRVERJOIE-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774638063"},{"product_id":"hundred-acre-kayli-morgan-2001-750ml-slightly-nicked-label","title":"2001 Hundred Acre, Kayli Morgan Vineyard, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml) [Slightly Scuffed Label]","description":"RP97 Medium garnet colored, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard leaps from the glass with bold notes of crushed black cherries with raspberry sparks over a core of blackcurrant cordial, chocolate box, licorice and Chinese five spice with hints of iron ore and tilled black soil. Full-bodied, rich and super concentrated, the palate delivers layer upon layer of red and black fruit preserves flavors, framed by lovely finely grained tannins and great freshness, finishing long and minerally.\u003cbr\u003eHundred Acre, Kayli Morgan Vineyard, Napa Valley","brand":"Hundred Acre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965208145979,"sku":"USR:HUN:HAKM-0750-2001-F0L1C0","price":545.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRHUNHAKM-0750-2001-F0L1C0.jpg?v=1774469278"},{"product_id":"montelena-estate-cabernet-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, Bottle (750ml)","description":"AG96 The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, tasted from magnum, is superb. It's more than that. The 2001 is exactly what a 20 year-old Napa Valley Cabernet should be. Hints of bay leaf, tobacco, incense and licorice meld into a core of brambly dark fruit. There's plenty of structure and old school classicism to admire, not to mention more than enough power to ensure another two decades of very fine drinking. The 2001 has been a controversial wine in some settings, but this magnum is pristine. This is a tremendous showing.","brand":"Montelena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965924519995,"sku":"USR:MTL:CHMO-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRMTLCHMO-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1716334624"},{"product_id":"dominus-2001-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Dominus Estate, Christian Moueix, Napa Valley, Case of 6 btls","description":"RP98 \"A brilliant showing for Christian Moueix's well-known Napanook Vineyard, the 2001 Dominus is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. A classic in the making, this is a flawless, seamless example of elegant, complex Napa Cabernet Sauvignon that possesses a Bordeaux-like personality. This gorgeous, sexy, opulent, dense ruby\/purple-colored wine reveals sweet caramel, mocha, creme de cassis and kirsch notes intermixed with a hint of espresso roast as well as underbrush. Ripe, long and full-bodied with well-integrated tannin, acidity, alcohol and wood, this prodigious 2001 is drinkable now and over the next 25+ years given this estate's longevity track record. A virtually perfect wine, it is one of the most complex 2001s at present.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP98 \"A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Merlot, the 2001 Dominus is deep garnet-brick in color. It comes barreling out of the glass with powerful notes of baked black plums, crème de cassis, and boysenberry preserves, plus suggestions of smoked meats, mince pies, Indian spices, and camphor. The full-bodied palate is densely laden, rich, and seductive, delivering a whole array of exotic spices, with a velvety texture and just enough freshness, finishing long and decadent.\" LPB for TWI Mar 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAG98 \"The 2001 Dominus is one of the most backward wines of the vintage. Readers who own it will have to be patient, as the 2001 needs a few years to still be at its best! Time in the glass brings out huge dark fruit along with hints of iron, gravel, spice and leather that add to its brooding, imposing personality. The 2001 is approachable with a few hours of air, but is very much a powerhouse. Boris Champy was the winemaker, while Jean-Claude Berrouet was the consulting winemaker\" AG for VM Apr 2023","brand":"Dominus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32966075908155,"sku":"USR:DOM:DOMI-PK06-2001-F0L0C0","price":2295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRDOMDOMI-PK06-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1718314029"},{"product_id":"dominus-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Dominus Estate, Christian Moueix, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"RP98 \"A brilliant showing for Christian Moueix's well-known Napanook Vineyard, the 2001 Dominus is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. A classic in the making, this is a flawless, seamless example of elegant, complex Napa Cabernet Sauvignon that possesses a Bordeaux-like personality. This gorgeous, sexy, opulent, dense ruby\/purple-colored wine reveals sweet caramel, mocha, creme de cassis and kirsch notes intermixed with a hint of espresso roast as well as underbrush. Ripe, long and full-bodied with well-integrated tannin, acidity, alcohol and wood, this prodigious 2001 is drinkable now and over the next 25+ years given this estate's longevity track record. A virtually perfect wine, it is one of the most complex 2001s at present.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP98 \"A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Merlot, the 2001 Dominus is deep garnet-brick in color. It comes barreling out of the glass with powerful notes of baked black plums, crème de cassis, and boysenberry preserves, plus suggestions of smoked meats, mince pies, Indian spices, and camphor. The full-bodied palate is densely laden, rich, and seductive, delivering a whole array of exotic spices, with a velvety texture and just enough freshness, finishing long and decadent.\" LPB for TWI Mar 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAG98 \"The 2001 Dominus is one of the most backward wines of the vintage. Readers who own it will have to be patient, as the 2001 needs a few years to still be at its best! Time in the glass brings out huge dark fruit along with hints of iron, gravel, spice and leather that add to its brooding, imposing personality. The 2001 is approachable with a few hours of air, but is very much a powerhouse. Boris Champy was the winemaker, while Jean-Claude Berrouet was the consulting winemaker\" AG for VM Apr 2023","brand":"Dominus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32966132203579,"sku":"USR:DOM:DOMI-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":359.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRDOMDOMI-0750-2001-F0L0C0_91a08e4a-40a6-4328-96d0-a68b2715f7ee.jpg?v=1682529360"},{"product_id":"verite-la-muse-2001-1-5l","title":"2001 Verite, La Muse, Sonoma County, Magnum (1.5L)","description":"RP100 \"2001 was the first truly great vintage for Jess Jackson and Pierre Seillan, and that is evidenced by the utterly perfect 2001 La Muse, a blend of 87% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Malbec. Over three-fourths of it came from the Alexander Mountain estate of Jess Jackson, and the rest from Chalk Hill, Knights Valley, and a tiny bit from Bennett Valley. This dense purple-colored effort exhibits notes of licorice, creme de cassis, plum sauce, violets and truffles. Full-bodied with magnificent density, overall equilibrium, stunning purity, sweet but abundant tannin and a fabulous finish, this profound wine remains a baby at age ten. Give it another 5-6 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 35-40+ years. It is very French in style even though one could argue that this level of concentration can only be achieved by a handful of wines from Pomerol and St.-Emilion.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP100 \"The 2001 La Muse is a blend of 87% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Malbec. Deep garnet-brick in color, it strides out with confident cigar box, smoked meats, tapenade, and incense notes over a core of prunes and Christmas cake. The full-bodied plate is jam-packed with multi-layered, rich, spicy, black fruit preserves flavors, finishing with an opulent finish that just goes on and on. This is quintessential La Muse.\" LPB for TWI Jun 2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"These are the visionary efforts of the recently deceased Jess Jackson, one of the great men in California’s history of high quality winemaking. Verite was started in 1998, when Jess Jackson brought over Bordelais winemaker Pierre Seillan, and essentially gave him carte blanche authority to pick the best fruit he could to fashion these three cuvees. La Muse is his verison of a Pomerol, made from Jess Jackson’s high-elevation vineyards in Alexander Valley, Knights Valley and Chalk Hill, the La Joie is his Medoc look-alike from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and of course, Le Desir is a Sonoma clone of a St.-Emilion, made generally from high quantities of both Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with just a little Cabernet Sauvignon in them. These wines are the epitome of natural wine, aged 24-32 months in new French oak, with wood staves selected by Jackson and his team in France, and the wines then bottled unfined and unfiltered.\" Published: May 01, 2011","brand":"Verite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32966479249467,"sku":"USR:VER:MUSE-1500-2001-F0L0C0","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRVERMUSE-1500-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742520848"},{"product_id":"dalla-valle-cabernet-sauvignon-2001-750ml","title":"2001 Dalla Valle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)","description":"AG96 \"The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon is superb. Deep, powerful and resonant, the 2001 is absolutely gorgeous today. In most vintages, the Dalla Valle Cabernet lies in the formidable shadow of the Maya, but not in 2001. Dark plum fruit, espresso, dried herbs and spice build into the resonant, satisfying finish. Impressive.\" AG for VM Apr 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP96 \"The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-brick colored, it needs a fair bit of swirling to coax out notes of blackcurrant pastilles, blackberry preserves, and baked plums, plus hints of aniseed, crushed rocks, and bay leaves with a touch of iron ore. The medium-bodied palate is bright, crunchy, and impressively youthful, featuring firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the taut, muscular fruit, finishing beautifully pure and fragrant.\" LPB for TWI Feb 2022","brand":"Dalla Valle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34830518223007,"sku":"USR:DAL:DALC-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRDALDALC-0750-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1748040222"},{"product_id":"opus-one-2001-6-pack-750ml-owc-1","title":"2001 Opus One, Napa Valley, Case of 6 btls","description":"DR98 \"Small concentrated berries from a long harvest that lasted from 1st September 1 to 19th October. Michael Salacci arrived as winemaker this year, taking over as Patrick Léon retired. This was the first time that Opus had its own winemaker, and immediatley you feel the impact of his work. He felt instinctively that Opus needed to go richer, and from this point on it more regularly hits the Californian stride. It comes through in the construction of the wine, almost chewy, with striking, sexy dark chocolate, black pepper and cassis fruits, still with great acidity to keep things raising towards the finish. This was also the first vintage released to the Bordeaux marketplace - so signalling a period of immense change. The wine stands up well and has a long life ahead. 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.\" JA for DR Sep 2019","brand":"Opus One","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34830536605855,"sku":"USR:OPU:OPUS-PK06-2001-F0L0C0","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USROPUOPUS-PK06-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1704831560"},{"product_id":"verite-le-desir-2001-1-5l","title":"2001 Verite, Le Desir, Sonoma County, Magnum (1.5L)","description":"RP97 \"The 2001 Le Desir (50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Malbec) came from Alexander Valley Mountain Estate fruit (two-thirds), 30% from Chalk Hill and a tiny dollop from Knight’s Valley. The most evolved of these three wines, it exhibits complex notes of spring flowers, underbrush, truffles, forest floor, camphor and red as well as black fruits. It possesses an opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, fabulous purity and density and a long finish. The finish for all three of these wines lasts for close to a minute. Each represents extraordinary craftsmanship and, essentially, vinous confirmation of the vision of the late Jess Jackson. Those who think too many California wines are over the top may be surprised to know that the 2001 La Muse has a pH of 3.63 and a “real” natural alcohol of 14.1%. La Joie’s pH is 3.65 and its alcohol is 14.2%, and Le Desir’s pH is 3.68 and its true alcohol level is 14.1%.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Verite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458030256365,"sku":"USR:VER:VERI-1500-2001-F0L0C0","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRVERVERI-1500-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1739765026"},{"product_id":"2001-sloan-proprietary-red-rutherford-magnum-1-5l-owc-rare-first-vintage-winery-direct","title":"2001 Sloan, Proprietary Red, Rutherford, Magnum (1.5L), OWC [Winery Direct]","description":"RP99 \"The practically perfect 2001 Sloan (only the second effort released by Stuart Sloan) is aging magnificently. Made from very young vines planted on the steep hillsides above the Auberge du Soleil in Central Napa Valley, it exhibits a dense purple color with only a slight lightening at the edge as well as a phenomenal nose of burning embers, white chocolate, espresso roast, black currants and graphite. Full-bodied with an expansive, broad, creamy texture as well as a voluptuous finish, the wine has shed a lot of its tannin and is just beginning to hit its plateau of full maturity where it should stay for another 15-25+ years. This is a great terroir and at age ten, the 2001 confirms the accolades I bestowed upon it eight years ago.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Sloan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220206629101,"sku":"USR:SLO:SLOA-1500-2001-F0L0C0","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/USRSLOSLOA-1500-2001-F0L0C0_53635592-dc44-4b30-8f51-64d2bbecbd2b.jpg?v=1768594244"},{"product_id":"2001-chateau-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-magnum-1-5l","title":"2001 Chateau Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Magnum (1.5L)","description":"Robert Parker writes, \"This dense, full-bodied, concentrated, lively Haut-Brion Blanc exhibits aromas of honeyed citrus, flowers, smoke, and melon. It should age marvelously for three decades. 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The 2001 is superb, but the wine’s full personality will not be on display for at least another few years. There is a good bit of upside here.","brand":"Bruno Giacosa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49133762183405,"sku":"ITY:BRG:NEIV-0750-2001-F0L0C0","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/ITYBRGNEIV-0750-2001-F0L0C0_f0f393de-78c7-41d0-a9aa-42a5f796da29.jpg?v=1768594089"},{"product_id":"2001-chateau-trotanoy-pomerol-caes-of-6-btls","title":"2001 Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol, Case of 6 Btls","description":"VM95+ The 2001 Trotanoy is a vintage that I tasted regularly in its youth, but had not encountered for five years. It has a very appealing nose of loamy earth\/mulch-infused tarry black fruit, touches of mint coming through with aeration. The medium-bodied palate delivers a mixture of red and black fruit, a liberal dash of cracked black pepper, and some clove and sea salt. Showing very good complexity, this is harmonious and focused, albeit just a little rustic toward the grippy finish. It’s less broody than in its youth, but I would still afford it 3–5 more years in bottle. ","brand":"Trotanoy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49433364791533,"sku":"BDX:TRO:TROT-PK06-2001-F0L0C0","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXTROTROT-PK06-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1773876198"},{"product_id":"2001-chateau-trotanoy-pomerol-bottle-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol, Bottle (750ml)","description":"VM95+ The 2001 Trotanoy is a vintage that I tasted regularly in its youth, but had not encountered for five years. It has a very appealing nose of loamy earth\/mulch-infused tarry black fruit, touches of mint coming through with aeration. 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Pierre Seillan told me that 44% of the grapes came from Alexander Valley, 35% from Knight?s Valley and the rest from Chalk Hill. 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