2003 Château Fourcas Hosten

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  12/25/2014 - narraboth Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Christmas lunch drink pairing with cote du boeuf. Really like the aged bordeaux style that the tenine soften to a creamy feeling on the palate. Got it discounted in retail, worth every penny. It is mild, easy going, slightly sweet after decanting.

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  5/8/2014 - Grape Satisfaction wrote: 91 Points

  We must be mindful that this property is never going to be one of the greatest. That said, the 2003 is a very pleasing and complete nicely integrated wine that is very charming. Was very happy with the initial nose (with only about half an hour decanting before drinking) offering hints of chocolate, menthol and spicey herbaceousness. Colour has a good orange rim. On palate, good grip from the soft rounded tannins that holds the ripe currant and creamy plum with a lick of soft cedar mid palate to give a subtle and pleasing length. It would seem that this wine is now perfect for drinking at this time.

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  11/21/2013 - Wicked Panda wrote: 89 Points

  Restaurant purchase, so paid too much. But it was very good. Decanting opened it up, it probably still has a bit of life left. The cab dominates the blend at the end of the bottle, which isn't a bad thing. It needed fat, butter, pâté or meat. Very good wine

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  8/6/2013 - grapist wrote: 92 Points

  Damned good thing this was really very good, as I am now seeing here that I paid 6 to 7 times retail at the restaurant. We need something big to follow a '98 Pegau, and I thought an '03 would be fruity and ripe, and in fact, this was. It was also very well balanced and had enough complexity and character that I wasn't sorry that I paid $96 for it! I will have some words about pricing with the somm on my next visit, tho. 92-93

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  4/14/2013 - mraabpfg wrote: 87 Points

  Solid

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