2003 Château Dubois-Grimon

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 80.5 points

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  5/7/2023 - Cailles wrote: 83 Points

  Bordeaux 2003 – 20 Years On – 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted (some wines would have needed it). Observations: 1) 2003 is not a good vintage. The wines don’t have the depth and elegance of good years. But I was positively surprised, that while it’s clearly a hot year, there are less overripe, over-extracted and prematurely dying wines than in 09/10. Still, there is no comparison to how Chateauxs handle hot years today. 2) Compared to five other vintage retrospectives, the 2003 came in last place (lower average score than 2011), with just Chateau Margaux reaching a group score above 95pts. 3) Margaux wines showed best, with the typical immediate charm, while St. Estephe and Pauillac have potential but will need more time (and/or would have needed more air). 4) Right bank wines did not show as good with some alcohol showing and a few wines being on a downhill path. I would not chase 2003 right banks.
  
  TN: A bit strange, medicinal nose. On the palate the same strange medicinal notes which dominate. Not a success or maybe a bad bottle.
  
  Decanting: -
  
  Group average: 82.7 pts
  Group rank: Shared 28th out of 29 reds

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  3/20/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 78 Points

  Grand Bordeaux 2003 horizontal tasting (Fribourg): Bordeaux 2003 vintage horizontal hosted by a private collector and moderated by Jean-Marc Quarin. Main observations: 1/ Average quality is acceptable, but weighted down by various low-lights, esp. on the right bank. 2/ In general a tannic vintage, lacking balance. 3/ Top 3 wines were Lafite, Mouton and Margaux (all 95). See the tasting story for a complete overview and additional vintage comments.
  
  Tasting note:
  Raisin and candid fruit profile with a Williams-like feature and notable heat. While the nose was still bearable, the palate was completely disintegrated with green, unripe tannin. This was very hard to taste.

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