Two thousand two is a classical, beautifully balanced vintage with captivating sweet fruit, pliant texture and seductive charm. The wines are delivering on their early promise—and it’s always nice to be able to say that about a Burgundy vintage. If anything, the 2002s are evolving more slowly than I had originally predicted. Wines that I would have expected to be at their best 12 to 15 years after the vintage are in no danger of falling apart anytime soon; on the contrary, many of the better 2002s I tasted this fall were just embarking on their planes of peak drinkability and some still need to be held.