Château Peybonhomme Les Tours 2000

Château Peybonhomme Les Tours (Premières Côtes de Blaye) 2000: A vibrant red colour. Classic right bank on the nose, with a sandy-mineral note, sandalwood and cedar aromas, crunchy blackcurrant and plummy chocolate notes. Good weight on the palate, although with a fairly hard texture. Plenty of acidity and some ripe, firm tannins, alongside ripe spicy fruit and more of that cedar and sandalwood. Dry finish. It closes down towards the end of the bottle - open and drink, or keep for a year or three. Good, potentially very good. (7/8/02)