2003

Even in a vintage such as 2003 there are wines that are youthful unevolved and still in need of bottle age. The 2003 Bellevue Mondotte is one of those wines. From a tiny (5 acres) estate owned by Gerard Perse this blend of 90%... Read More

This fully mature gorgeous 2003 Branaire Ducru possesses silky tannins lots of cedary spice box floral black cherry forest floor and velvety leather-like notes full body and an opulent complex yet elegant style. A beauty of complexity... Read More

Intense aromas of blackberry chocolate and spice. Full-bodied with firm tannins and loads of fruit. Long. Spicy and chewy. This has guts. Structured. Best after 2010. 1000 cases made. Published on March 31 2006

A dark, dry, brooding wine, which has flavors of blackberries and red plum skins, which is not at all dominated by wood. This is a classic wine, with Saint-Julien's elegance and 2003's power. Imported by Diageo Chateau... Read More

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's "10-Year On" tasting in London. The Poyferre -03 offers an exuberant bouquet that is clearly more ostentatious and perhaps vigorous than the Barton - black cherries cassis a hint of Bovril and bay... Read More

"By no means the strongest of the first-growths in 2003 in fact the 2003 Mouton is probably the weakest. The selection process that was implemented by new administrator Philippe Dhalluin a few years later had not yet gone into... Read More

The stunning 2003 Chardonnay Zio Tony Ranch has a gorgeously complex nose of honeysuckle, buttered peaches, lemon oil as well as earth and hazelnut. Full-bodied, powerful, yet with good acidity, this is a beauty to drink over... Read More

The flagship wine, aged in 100% new French oak, is the 2003 Chardonnay Marcassin Estate. It came across as a California Corton-Charlemagne look-alike, with aromas of white fruits intermixed with brioche, hazelnut, liquified rocks,... Read More

The 2003 Numanthia was fashioned from yields of one ton of fruit per acre (from a clone of Tempranillo that often has the highest polyphenols of any Tempranillo clone). This cuvee is made from 70- to 100-year-old vines planted... Read More