Sunday, April 12, 2015 - Second Sunday Group: 2003 vs 2005 Bordeaux 2nd Labels (R&D's): Deep core with some bricking. Notes of tobacco, red and black fruit with hints of graphite underneath. Black fruit, graphite and violet flavors with a long finish. This is immediately very appealing and my favorite of the first four wines. Everything becomes more amplified as this sits in the glass; it is very perfumed and elegant in the bouquet with potpourri and lavender, then tobacco and black fruit. Balanced and long in the finish. 92+ pts.
My #1, Domino's #1
Group #1, 33 pts