Ripe plum, blackberry, a nice tobacco spiciness, and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Good nose. There was a rush of mixed fruit on the palate, and the finish was enjoyable with no disagreeable 2003 tannins. The slightly hollow mid palate held this wine back.
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Some spiciness and indistinct fruit on the nose. The palate was somewhat layered which provided a nice contrast to the messiness of many 03s. Ultimately, however, each element that came into focus seemed watered down. Bitter metallic tannins took hold on the finish.
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Dark fruit (black cherries and plum) on the nose with a welcome touch of funkiness. Dark fruit on the palate too. An ever-present strand of spicy tartness helped sweep the wine along in the mouth. After some time in the glass, a plummy plushness appeared which took the wine to the next level. The palate was woven together seamlessly, and it had the best mouth feel of any wine on the table. I don't have enough experience to speculate as to whether this will reemerge with additional layers of complexity, but it just didn't have enough going on for me to get really excited. I would like to taste this again in the future.
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2003 Lynsolence
6/6/2010 - Spruce Goose wrote: 88 Points
Ripe plum, blackberry, a nice tobacco spiciness, and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Good nose. There was a rush of mixed fruit on the palate, and the finish was enjoyable with no disagreeable 2003 tannins. The slightly hollow mid palate held this wine back.
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2003 Château Calon-Ségur
6/6/2010 - Spruce Goose wrote: 86 Points
Some spiciness and indistinct fruit on the nose. The palate was somewhat layered which provided a nice contrast to the messiness of many 03s. Ultimately, however, each element that came into focus seemed watered down. Bitter metallic tannins took hold on the finish.
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2003 Château Léoville Barton
6/6/2010 - Spruce Goose wrote: 90 Points
Dark fruit (black cherries and plum) on the nose with a welcome touch of funkiness. Dark fruit on the palate too. An ever-present strand of spicy tartness helped sweep the wine along in the mouth. After some time in the glass, a plummy plushness appeared which took the wine to the next level. The palate was woven together seamlessly, and it had the best mouth feel of any wine on the table. I don't have enough experience to speculate as to whether this will reemerge with additional layers of complexity, but it just didn't have enough going on for me to get really excited. I would like to taste this again in the future.
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