2000 chateau lagrazette malbec (france)

Well, I was saving this bottle for a special occasion, and decided that my son getting his doctorate degree fit the bill. This was a good bottle of wine, but not what I would consider great. I paid about $65 for this a few years back. Now, I should also say I was not at home when we drank this, so I could not decant or remove the sediment in the bottle. The flavors were good, and did change a bit as we were drinking them. There was a bit of sediment in the bottom, and they may have lent itself to some bitterness at the end, which I don't think were tannins. Like I said, a good bottle of wine, not great.