2000 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe from this lot has the following scores - Decanter 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2000 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Premier Grand Cru Classe from Robert Parker - with a score of 100. Tasted from an ex-château bottle in Bordeaux, I was not surprised to find the 2000 Château Haut-Brion flirting with perfection. The nose is simply breathtaking - quintessential Haut-Brion with ebullient red berry fruit, roasted herbs, gravel, terracotta tiles on a warm summer's day..it is simply wave after wave of intoxicating scents that could bring even the most stoic person to tears of joy. The palate displays heavenly balance, pitch-perfect acidity, perhaps spicier than previous bottles that I have tasted, and what depth and dimension in this outstanding wine. That hint of graphite on the finish is a cheeky nod to Pauillac, as if to thumb its nose at the First Growths, because alongside Château Latour, almost by stealth, the Haut-Brion is one of the greatest Bordeaux in this millennial year. 2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points, Wine Spectator 100 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan from Robert Parker - with a score of 100. One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple color along with a potentially sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly concentrated with good acidity and high but round tannins, this massive La Mission-Haut-Brion should take its place among this estate’s most hallowed vintages when it hits full maturity in another one to two decades. I was surprised by just how youthful this wine tasted at age 12. If tasted blind, I would have guessed it to be around 4 to 5 years old. .