While not revealing all that much on the nose, save for a bit of sulfur, this is one of the biggest wines I've had from Schaefer, whose wines I've usually found understated, though in a pleasant way. Big boned, youthful and lively with undeniable richness, the fruit is quite ripe and orange citrus and tropical dominated, though the acidity balances it out nicely. With air the fruit pulls back a little to let the mineral elements enjoy more of the spotlight. Lip smackingly delicious! A/A-.

An enigma of a wine as it gives the impression of richness on the nose and palate with its ripe black cherry profile and seemingly lowish acidity, but texturally the wine is a little on the austere side. No doubt the wood, which I find a little too overdone here, has a role in that. Not sure there's enough fruit here to fully absorb it with more time to my liking. Pleasant enough, but it doesn't really hold my attention. B.

Quite a pleasant surprise as it shows no trace of green meanies. Rather, it's loaded with nicely crunchy cranberry and cherry fruit, spice, a touch of earth and hints of orange. Perhaps a touch high toned, there's a hint of richness to the wine, but is pretty streamlined and focused. It's still young, but it's not really cranky at this stage. Nice juiciness and cherry on the finish. Low A-.

This is a beauty. An initial whiff of Brett blows off to show nicely perfumed strawberry, cherry and minerally earth aromas. Red fruited on the palate that has ripeness, yet purity, nuance and focus. The wine dances lightly across the palate but lingers allowing you to see all its delicate parts. Still showing a plenty of youth, it's thoroughly enjoyable now, though I'd be curious to see how it is with further development. Solid A-.

Jeff warned us that his last bottle wasn't so good, but this one showed nicely. Definitely smells like old Burgundy with its funky, earthy note, but there's some fruit lurking in there. Indeed, it does show a nice core of cherries and sweetened rhubarb that's expansive across the palate . That said, it's cloaked in a robe of mustiness and dirt. Certainly time to drink up, but I thought this held its own. B/B+.

Corked.

From a half bottle. I'm not sure what was wrong with this wine, but something was amiss. It was ripe, but completely unbalanced, showing way too much alcohol. So much so that it was hard for me to detect much fruit or even sweetness. My first go with the '03 as I pretty much avoided buying any '03s from Europe as I'm just not a fan of what the torrid conditions did across the region, of course with a few exceptions here and there. I want to try another bottle before I make a judgment on it. NR.