2002 La Mondotte

A decidedly lighter-styled wine than the 2003, this elegant, medium-bodied effort from La Mondotte boasts a deep ruby/purple-tinged color and some sweet mulberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of white chocolate and espresso. Stylish but ultimately lacking great depth and persistence, this wine should be drunk over the next 10-15 years.

(from a harvest that yielded barely half of a normal crop, owing to coulure Full medium ruby. Crushed black fruits dominate the nose. Fat, broad and plummy, with enough acidity to maintain its balance and shape. Very sexy wine, but not quite as penetrating as its low yield would suggest. This will open earlier than the '98 or '03, von Neipperg believes. Today I find the Canon La Gaffeliere more aromatic in the mouth, and sweeter and lusher on the back end.

A decidedly lighter-styled wine than the 2003, this elegant, medium-bodied effort from La Mondotte boasts a deep ruby/purple-tinged color and some sweet mulberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of white chocolate and espresso. Stylish but ultimately lacking great depth and persistence, this wine should be drunk over the next 10-15 years. Apr 2005, www.robertparker.com