Nose: rose petals, soap, hints of leather, Asian spice, red fruits, hints of mocha, raspberry Notes: 13.8% ABV. Clos Vougeot has never been my favorite but Meo has always delivered surprises to me for this vineyard and is probably one of my favorites for Clos Vougeot. With a typical rose petal and soap nose from Meo I'm really enjoying this surprisingly good 2003 in the beginning but unfortunately after a while the wine becomes a little heavy, overripe and perhaps a little dull. A couple more years of cellaring might improve but I guess it's not going to change this fundamentally. Drink: 2027+ Rating: 91
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Profoundly dark, with very thin clear meniscus. No evidence of oxidation. Aromatically ~ black tea, deep dark cherries, subtle creosote, lavender, wild beeswax, delicate asian 5-spice, new(ish) belt leather... and pencil lead. There's a lot to unpack here... no trace of overexpression from the hot vintage. Tasting... dark, rich, satisfying, savory with adequate black fruit, softly grippy in the finish, more pencil lead... delicious. Beautiful & elegant on day 3 after opening, decanting, & rebottling. Can easily go another 6-8 years in proper cellar.
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Elegant mushroomy flauvors, intense blackberries, refined licorice/pepper mix, very intense and complex. This is really, really enjoyable and good, no hot year feel despite the vintage. A impressive effort, clearly my WOTN.
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A very well made 2003 with spice, wild berries, herbs and pepper. Excellent precision for a super ripe vintage. Very balanced with sufficient acidity. Drinking at peak. No need to wait.
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My least favorite vintage but a great wine. Threw some earth and leather in the beginning but soon fresher notes emerged of spice and fruit. Great length and balanced in the mouth. Could use a bit more feshness but this is a 2003
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3/25/2024 - TWSA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose: rose petals, soap, hints of leather, Asian spice, red fruits, hints of mocha, raspberry
Notes: 13.8% ABV. Clos Vougeot has never been my favorite but Meo has always delivered surprises to me for this vineyard and is probably one of my favorites for Clos Vougeot. With a typical rose petal and soap nose from Meo I'm really enjoying this surprisingly good 2003 in the beginning but unfortunately after a while the wine becomes a little heavy, overripe and perhaps a little dull. A couple more years of cellaring might improve but I guess it's not going to change this fundamentally.
Drink: 2027+
Rating: 91
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12/11/2021 - oldcorke Likes this wine: 94 Points
Profoundly dark, with very thin clear meniscus. No evidence of oxidation. Aromatically ~ black tea, deep dark cherries, subtle creosote, lavender, wild beeswax, delicate asian 5-spice, new(ish) belt leather... and pencil lead. There's a lot to unpack here... no trace of overexpression from the hot vintage. Tasting... dark, rich, satisfying, savory with adequate black fruit, softly grippy in the finish, more pencil lead... delicious. Beautiful & elegant on day 3 after opening, decanting, & rebottling. Can easily go another 6-8 years in proper cellar.
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9/8/2021 - Lype Likes this wine:
Elegant mushroomy flauvors, intense blackberries, refined licorice/pepper mix, very intense and complex. This is really, really enjoyable and good, no hot year feel despite the vintage. A impressive effort, clearly my WOTN.
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5/24/2021 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 92 Points
A very well made 2003 with spice, wild berries, herbs and pepper. Excellent precision for a super ripe vintage. Very balanced with sufficient acidity. Drinking at peak. No need to wait.
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1/3/2021 - Levantine wrote:
My least favorite vintage but a great wine.
Threw some earth and leather in the beginning but soon fresher notes emerged of spice and fruit. Great length and balanced in the mouth. Could use a bit more feshness but this is a 2003
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