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Château Nénin 2000

Name: Château Nénin 2000
Brand: Château Nénin
SKU: 1198/00
Price: 1194 HKD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.46 (140 reviews)

Bordeaux

Pomerol

- Red - See details

Parker | 90

J. Robinson | 16

Wine Spectator | 92

R. Gabriel | 18

J. Suckling | 91

Vinous - A. Galloni | 89

Vinous Neal Martin | 88

HK$7,164.00

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HK$1,194.00 / Unit

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Packaging : a case of 6 Bottles (75cl)

6 x 75CL

HK$7,164.00

Stock currently at the producing estate – Will ship after 23 April 2026

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ALL VINTAGES OF THIS WINE

All Château Nénin wines

Marks and reviews

/100

Robert Parker

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Full-bodied and powerful, yet still tannic, structured, and backward, the 2000 Nenin shows a dark ruby/plum colour and a sweet nose of boysenberries, earth, flowers, and truffles. It needs another 4-5 years of bottle age and should keep for a further 20 years thereafter.

/100

Wine Spectator

It shows a serious amount of subtle aromas and flavours, with tobacco, cherry and chocolate character. Full-bodied, with velvety, ripe tannins and a long, caressing finish. Yummy already. Hard to hold back. This is one of the best Nenins I have tasted in decades. Best after 2010. 2,500 cases made.

/100

James Suckling

Ripe and rich wine with lots of dried fruits, dried mushrooms and cedar character. Bitter chocolate. Full and very chewy. Little short.

/20

Jancis Robinson

Deep, vibrant crimson. Very fiercely aromatic. Quite dry and uncompromising on the palate. The fruit was almost killed by the winemaking somehow? Velvety compared to stablemate Léoville Las Cases, but not charming enough in the Pomerol context for me. (JR)

/100

Jeff Leve

Leve Jeff

A firmly structured style of Pomerol that is, for now, more exciting on the nose—truffle, cherry, thyme and floral notes—than on the still fresh, tannic and slightly stoic palate.

/20

Weinwisser

Deep, saturated garnet colour with bluish highlights. Dreamy, profound bouquet: lovely Merlot terroir tones, dark Cabernet Franc spice, tobacco, prunes, tar notes. Firm and dense on the palate. Not a Pomerol charmer, showing rather some Médoc character; it needs plenty of time and will only reach its finest drinking maturity in about ten years.

/20

René Gabriel

04: Deep, saturated garnet; bluish highlights. Dreamy, profound bouquet; a lovely Merlot terroir note and dark Cabernet Franc spice, with tobacco, prunes and tarry notes. Firm, dense on the palate. Not a Pomerol charmer, but almost highlighting a touch of Médoc character; it will need plenty of time and will only reach its most enjoyable drinking maturity in about ten years. (18/20). 15: The wine quite impressed me at a lunch at Las-Cases. The nose already shows nice maturity; the bouquet is spicy and expansive, with ripe plum tones. On the palate you can feel the typical Nenin acid structure.

/20

André Kunz

Spicy, animal, powerful bouquet; tobacco, leather, smoke. Sweet, creamy, broad palate with sweet aromatics, fine, sandy tannins, long, spicy finish. 17/20 drink by 2025

/100

Jean-Marc Quarin

Deep red colour. Good intensity. Lively. Beautiful. Nose of medium to good intensity. Fruity. Subtly toasty. Creamy. Lovely. A wine full of finesse from the attack, developing juicy and flavourful, with refined tannic support, always fresh and never heavy. It even brings energy on the mid-palate and finishes with fine-grained, particularly aromatic tannins. It's good.

/100

La RVF

With a straight, tightly knit structure, Nénin evolves slowly while retaining a lovely fruity expression and firm tannins on the finish. The whole is well-balanced and the wine remains fresh.

Description

Tasting characteristics and tips for Château Nénin 2000

Tasting

Color

The color displays an opaque purple hue with deep ruby highlights.

Nose

The nose reveals beautiful aromatic complexity with notes of black fruits (blackberries, blackcurrant, cherries), complemented by nuances of black truffle and licorice. Floral and forest-floor touches round out the bouquet, while hints of chocolate and cedar lend subtle elegance.

Palate

On the palate, this wine is powerful and full-bodied, with a silky, velvety texture. The tannins, present and well-structured, offer fine precision. The palate shows remarkable concentration of ripe black fruit, supported by a mineral backbone. The finish is long and well-built, showcasing a fine balance between power and refinement.

Food and wine pairings

Château Nénin 2000 pairs perfectly with braised beef in red wine, tournedos Rossini, or a game stew. It also matches very well with black truffle risotto or a selection of aged cheeses.

Serving and cellaring

Château Nénin 2000 benefits from decanting before serving to fully reveal its aromatic complexity. It is ideally enjoyed at a temperature between 16 and 18°C.

A powerful, structured Pomerol

The estate

Established in 1847, Château Nénin is a benchmark estate in Pomerol, north of Bordeaux, with 32 hectares of vines almost in a single block. Since its acquisition in 1997 by the Delon family, the estate has undergone a complete restructuring of both the vineyard and the cellars. The grape varieties and the diversity of soils on the Pomerol plateau shape a great age-worthy wine combining power and elegance.

The vineyard

The Château Nénin vineyard spans 32 hectares in the heart of the Pomerol appellation. The most distinguished parcels, located on the clay-gravel plateau, benefit from optimal exposure and soils made up of Oligocene deposits covered with Dordogne alluvial gravels, combined with siliceous clays, quartz, granite fragments, and iron-rich deposits. The average age of the vines was around 27 years at the time the 2000 vintage was produced, with some parcels over 50 years old.

The vintage

The year 2000 stands as a great vintage in Bordeaux, particularly successful on the Right Bank. Weather conditions allowed for optimal ripening of the grapes. Harvest took place between September 18 and 28, enabling a selective picking of the best parcels at ideal maturity.

Vinification and aging

The Château Nénin 2000 harvest is carried out by hand in small crates to preserve the integrity of the berries. Vinification takes place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks of varying capacities, allowing precise management of fermentation temperatures. Malolactic fermentation takes place in a dedicated room. Aging lasts 18 months in French oak barrels, with 20 to 30% new oak, giving the wine structure and complexity while preserving the expression of the fruit.

Grape varieties

Merlot (65%)
Cabernet franc (35%)

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