2003

Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2003 (3.0L)

95 JD / 95 RP / 95 WS The 2003 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin is fully mature (I’ve had other bottles show more closed and tight, I’ve also had bad luck with corked bottles of this wine) and...

Calon Segur 2003 (1.5L)

95 WS / 94 WE / 93 RP Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is the sleeper of the vintage. Best after 2010...

Carmes De Rieussec 2012 (375ML)

88-91 WS The 87/10/3 Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle blend is plump and open-knit with green plum, nectarine and coconut notes with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. - James Molesworth, Wine...

Climens 2003 (3.0L)

96 JS Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and...

Clos De Sarpe 2003 (1.5L)

93 WA This offering was unusual when I first tasted it from barrel, seemingly over-extracted, massive and so colossal that I wondered if it could ever come around. Well, within eleven years it has. A blend of 85% Merlot and...

Jacques Selosse Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Millesime 2003 (750ML)

97 JS A wine that has an absolutely unique character, Selosse has interpreted a truly extraordinary vintage with poetic insight. He describes the double stresses of an April frost that claimed 75% of the yield in Avize,...

La Mission Haut Brion 2003 (1.5L)

94 RP The 2003 La Mission Haut-Brion is a large-scaled wine offering a distinctive bouquet of scorched earth, black cherry liqueur, and hints of blackberries, blueberries, graphite, and smoke. Ripe, heady, full-bodied, soft,...

Lafite Rothschild 2003 (6.0L)

100 RP / 98 JS A modern day version of the 1959 Lafite, the 2003 Lafite Rothschild was bottled in mid-May, 2005 after achieving 12.9% natural alcohol hardly an astonishing figure given the vintage's weather conditions. A...

Lafleur 2003 (750ML)

Latour 2003 (3.0L) Ex-Chateau

100 RP / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is the sexiest Latour ever made. He also described it as the 1990 without any brettanomyces. I loved this wine from the barrel and was fortunate...

Latour 2003 (750ML)

100 RP / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE “Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is “the sexiest Latour ever made.” He also described it as “the 1990 without any brettanomyces.” I loved this wine...

Margaux 2003 (1.5L)

98 RP / 98 JS / 96 VM / 95 WS This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well in a vintage where the southern part of the...

Margaux 2003 (6.0L)

98 RP / 98 JS / 96 VM / 95 WS This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well in a vintage where the southern part of the...

Marojallia 2003 (750ML)

95 RP / 92 WS A beautiful Margaux, the 2003 Marojallia exhibits notes of licorice, charcoal, graphite, black currants and flowers. This sensational effort may be one of the top two or three wines of the vintage. Still young...

Montrose 2003 (750ML)

99 RP / 98 WA / 97 JS A candidate for a perfect score, the 2003 Montrose has been a superstar since the first time I tasted it in barrel. Showing no signs of weakening, it is an amazing wine from this fabulous terroir. It...

Pichon Lalande 2003 (750ML)

95 RP / 95 JS / 94 JD / 94 WE Made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, this spectacular 2003 hits all the sweet spots on the palate. A glorious bouquet of cedarwood, jammy black currants,...

Rabaud-Promis 2003 (750ML)

92 WS / 91 RP / 91 WA / 91 VM Very concentrated, with a dark gold color and dried pineapple, mango, honey, caramel and butterscotch. Full-bodied, with a long finish. Very, very thick and sweet. A bit monolithic on the...

Valandraud 2003 (1.5L)

93 RP The home property of Jean-Luc Thunevin, the inspirational spirit for Bordeaux's garagiste movement, is Valandraud. The 2003 is a full-bodied, powerful St.-Emilion offering up notes of espresso roast, chocolate, sweet...