Clearly drinking in the sweet spot, the fruit is ripe, round, sweet and satisfying. The texture is soft, round and even slightly voluptuous, with no sensation of heat, or jammy notes. The finish is sweet, pure and supple. Popped and poured, the finish was a bit shorter than I would have liked, else my score would have been higher.
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Northern Rhone WIMPS (La Trompette, Chiswick): Nose shows slightly baked red fruit, florals, spice, touch of cream. Medium bodied, creamy red fruit with good palate presence, soft tannins and a long harmonious red-fruited finish. Excellent, especially in the context of the vintage. ****
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@Peter with T (Charlottenlund): Very nice result for 2003, no signs of heat what so ever; still quite young, surely, but it drinks smoothly and is dense, concentrated with telltale notes of olives and bacon and loads of black fruit. Great Côte-Rôtie, will live on...
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Drinking in the sweet spot, with all its kirsch, floral, smoke, flint, black raspberry, earth and licorice notes in full force. Soft, focused, long and fresh, the elegant, floral, sweet, and tart black raspberry finish hits the spot. Sadly, so little of this wine is made, after release, it's impossible to find. If you see bottle, grab it!
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This is so deep in color, it looks a 2009. With a nose filled with bacon fat, overripe cherry, licorice, earth, flowers, smoke and coffee, supple textures and a long, fresh, spicy finish, this is drinking great today.
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10/6/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Clearly drinking in the sweet spot, the fruit is ripe, round, sweet and satisfying. The texture is soft, round and even slightly voluptuous, with no sensation of heat, or jammy notes. The finish is sweet, pure and supple. Popped and poured, the finish was a bit shorter than I would have liked, else my score would have been higher.
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9/28/2018 - Paul D wrote:
Northern Rhone WIMPS (La Trompette, Chiswick): Nose shows slightly baked red fruit, florals, spice, touch of cream. Medium bodied, creamy red fruit with good palate presence, soft tannins and a long harmonious red-fruited finish. Excellent, especially in the context of the vintage. ****
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8/31/2016 - beatles Likes this wine: 93 Points
@Peter with T (Charlottenlund): Very nice result for 2003, no signs of heat what so ever; still quite young, surely, but it drinks smoothly and is dense, concentrated with telltale notes of olives and bacon and loads of black fruit. Great Côte-Rôtie, will live on...
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1/31/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Drinking in the sweet spot, with all its kirsch, floral, smoke, flint, black raspberry, earth and licorice notes in full force. Soft, focused, long and fresh, the elegant, floral, sweet, and tart black raspberry finish hits the spot. Sadly, so little of this wine is made, after release, it's impossible to find. If you see bottle, grab it!
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7/5/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
This is so deep in color, it looks a 2009. With a nose filled with bacon fat, overripe cherry, licorice, earth, flowers, smoke and coffee, supple textures and a long, fresh, spicy finish, this is drinking great today.
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