Wine Education Service - Bordeaux 2003

Presented by Sandy Leckie with Malcolm Franks

• 2003 Château Grand Bertin de Saint Clair 84 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc

  A nosegay of baked fruit with a hint of oak.
  Sweet attack, jammy, balanced, tannic but very soft, fruity mid palate, ready.

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• 2003 Château Citran 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  A bit of development on the nose, quite sweet and fruity but not jammy.
  Delicious, slightly oaky, sweet ripe fruit, silky with a dry finish.

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• 2003 Château Peyrabon 80 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  Baked blackcurrants on the nose.
  Sweet but tannic attack, a little treacly, maybe dried fruit in the finish, rather short.

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• 2003 Domaine de Chevalier L'Esprit de Chevalier 85 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  A bouquet of some red fruit with the expected black fruits, a bit of oak and a touch of meatiness.
  Very sweet attack, quite jammy a little tannin but soft and manageable, peppery finish, this wine is ready now.

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• 2003 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Quite fragrant, blackcurrant with a bit of oak.
  Fruity, marked tannins tasting tough, lots of promise, not yet ready, try again in 4 - 5 years.

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• 2003 Château Cantemerle 83 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  Oaky at first then the nose develops fruity and meaty notes.
  Very sweet with gentle tannins, drinking quite well now but could improve over the next 5 years.

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• 2003 Château Labégorce-Zédé 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Nicely perfumed, meaty with some fruit.
  Sweet, fruity and spicy, concentrated and balanced, still quite tannic, just about drinkable now but will be so much better in 5 years.

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• 2003 Château Léoville Barton La Réserve de Léoville Barton 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

  Youthful with fresh ripe fruit.
  Oaky, still very fruity and tannic, complex and concentrated, needs keeping 5 - 10 years.

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• 2003 Château Chasse-Spleen 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc

  Delicate nose, mature but still fruity.
  Gorgeous mouth, sweet attack, still fruity and good for the next 5 years.

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• 2003 Château d'Aiguilhe 84 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

  A very different nose, earthy, treacly, complex.
  Raisins in the mouth, spicy, tannic, somehow past its best, dries out in the mid palate and then disappears very quickly.

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