A big and luscious wine for the vintage, this outstanding Bordeaux delivers loads of plum, berry and pomegranate character on the nose. It's full-bodied, with lots of velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Best after 2000.
– JS (WineSpectator.com, Jan 2000)

Good full ruby-red. Highly aromatic nose of cherry, redcurrant, tobacco, mocha and spicy oak. Sweet, fat and rather elegant for the vintage, with a terrific core of spice. Will offer great early appeal. Finishes with sweet, oaky tannins and very good length.
– vinous.com, May 1999

This saturated, deep ruby/purple-colored wine is a big, rich, smoky St.-Emilion exhibiting this estate's tell-tale characteristics of Provencal olives, black cherry liqueur, prunes, and toasty new oak. It is soft, supple, and ideal for consuming over the next 10-12 years.

Very good ruby-red color. Spicy, ripe aromas of raspberry, chocolate and oak spice. Bright and sweet in the mouth, with good density, but can't match the '95 or '96 for vibrancy and length. Finishes with tongue-coating but fine tannins. The merlot component gives this wine its silky texture, while the cabernet franc confers backbone.

This saturated, deep ruby/purple-colored wine is a big, rich, smoky St.-Emilion exhibiting this estate's tell-tale characteristics of Provencal olives, black cherry liqueur, prunes, and toasty new oak. It is soft, supple, and ideal for consuming over the next 10-12 years.
89 points – Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #128, April 2000)