Needs decanting as the wine changed drastically after 30m being poured. This tasting note reflects the wine after the 30m.
Medium ruby with some meaty/brown tones. The nose despite the plummy(ness) character one gets due to the vintage (hot year) is still very much capable of delivering ripe rasberries,rock rose, bread ferment, organge zest and a clear note of figues. Intense, showing the vintage but also with some freshness and super layered. Full bodied and somewhat decadent it delivers a meaty palate with no holes full of a red ripe fruit, loads of figues and a multitude of sun dried bushes. It really stays and occupies your palate with a layered silhouette and masses of ripe complexities. Extremely long with buried tannins and a shy acidity.
First vintage of the Roquette & Cazes collaboration and i have to say the best aged Douro 2003 i drank. Ripe and meaty but never overdone nor loosing its sense of identity. This one is holding strong but in a really delicious place right now.
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Wow this is really delicious and on a great aging curve which is not complete. Very full nose of blackberry, brambles. The mid palate is concentrated and delicious with black fruit, minerals and herbs. The finish is medium and developing complex. I can imagine this developing pretty well like an old Spanish Rioja. Stay tuned.
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Overall not as remarkable as I remember, and this particular bottle didn't seem to hold open as long as I expected after opening. Possibly an off bottle, or else this is just really at the very top of its peak. Either way, I'll be letting the next one breathe less and drinkng these soon.
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Allowed to breathe 30 minutes. Opening up with complex tobacco and smoke notes with a subtle fruity backbone and respectably long finish. Great overall balance and smooth, integrated finish. Would probably pair quite well with something savory and complex like a nice fatty charcuterie platter.
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(Rouquette E Cazes Xisto) Vayniac Guest Host #1 - David Kramer (DK) from Baltimore, MD; #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-enormous blackberry jam reduction sauce; some small Wegmans-type Strawberries; licorice component; very viscous on the nose; big nose; TASTE-really nice mouthfeel; very silky; extremely pleasant; silky smooth, very viscous & explosive, but almost weightless on your palate (DK says "there's an airiness to it"); very well made & well structured; nice long 1 minute finish; very clean; enjoying the chocolate covered cherry component; has backbone & structure to last 10 years; this is a Coast to Coast wine (drinks well now but will last 10 years); WS-92; DK-91/92; GV-92
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2/18/2021 - Ellon wrote:
Needs decanting as the wine changed drastically after 30m being poured. This tasting note reflects the wine after the 30m.
Medium ruby with some meaty/brown tones. The nose despite the plummy(ness) character one gets due to the vintage (hot year) is still very much capable of delivering ripe rasberries,rock rose, bread ferment, organge zest and a clear note of figues. Intense, showing the vintage but also with some freshness and super layered. Full bodied and somewhat decadent it delivers a meaty palate with no holes full of a red ripe fruit, loads of figues and a multitude of sun dried bushes. It really stays and occupies your palate with a layered silhouette and masses of ripe complexities. Extremely long with buried tannins and a shy acidity.
First vintage of the Roquette & Cazes collaboration and i have to say the best aged Douro 2003 i drank. Ripe and meaty but never overdone nor loosing its sense of identity. This one is holding strong but in a really delicious place right now.
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4/22/2018 - mclanew Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow this is really delicious and on a great aging curve which is not complete. Very full nose of blackberry, brambles. The mid palate is concentrated and delicious with black fruit, minerals and herbs. The finish is medium and developing complex. I can imagine this developing pretty well like an old Spanish Rioja. Stay tuned.
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12/8/2014 - SeattlePaul Likes this wine: 89 Points
Overall not as remarkable as I remember, and this particular bottle didn't seem to hold open as long as I expected after opening. Possibly an off bottle, or else this is just really at the very top of its peak. Either way, I'll be letting the next one breathe less and drinkng these soon.
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6/30/2013 - SeattlePaul Likes this wine: 92 Points
Allowed to breathe 30 minutes. Opening up with complex tobacco and smoke notes with a subtle fruity backbone and respectably long finish. Great overall balance and smooth, integrated finish. Would probably pair quite well with something savory and complex like a nice fatty charcuterie platter.
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12/27/2011 - Pedro G wrote: 88 Points
Um vinho interessante com bastante personalidade. Um final um pouco dificil com algumas arestas por limar.
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