Farr Vintners' 2000 re-tasting, September 2003
Thursday 16 October 2003
Below is the ranking and marks of Farr's own principal tasters. They did not taste blind and I have no idea to what extent they conferred. Mouton's performance is clearly the most disappointing – and Magrez Fombrauge is ridiculously overpriced (as those who have been following this site since its earliest days will know).
See also my review of similar wines in wine news and my detailed recent re-tasting notes on 2000s.
| Rank | Wine | Average Score | Farr case price (£) |
| 1 | Ausone | 19.38 | 4200 |
| 2 | Margaux | 19.25 | 3000 |
| 3 | Latour | 19.13 | 3000 |
| 4 | Pétrus | 19.00 | 11500 |
| 5 | Lafite... |
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