'00 Chateau Roland La Garde Grand Vin

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($30). This is dark purple, with a nose that offers only a hint of the dark fruits to come. But those fruits are delivered in full in the mouth, along with spice and a hint of vanilla oak. I like this a lot better than when I tried it a year or so ago. It's opening up nicely. Well balanced and a bargain. Give it a few more years, or decant.