2003 Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  12/9/2021 - geomack Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Excellent wine! I was not expecting this to have held up this well. This was a PnP that, although it was very drinkable from the start, only improved from there. Dark fruit flavors with a leathery texture and a smooth, medium finish. It went well with BBQ country-style ribs.

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  4/20/2019 - BrunelloBob wrote: 87 Points

  Auction purchase. Dry, crumbling cork. Spice, charred mead, old syrah, bit of dark fruit opens and goes a bit more red with air. Not worth th$41++ paid

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  6/3/2018 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Still has a very nice medium/deep purple color but you can tell right away from the nose that the downward trajectory has begun. These Lewis efforts are highly extracted affairs and this is no exception, so after 15 years of bottle age, the fruits has faded a touch. Pleasant dark fruit notes, framed with a bit of espresso, and roasted meat all work really well together. Still has a nice finish and a low amount of "heat" off the nose, again a reflection of it's age. I really like these wines, they are such crowdpleasers and I say that in the most respectful way. This wine will never disappoint a crowd. Always reliable, with some complexity, even if they're all usually made in the same style.

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  4/14/2016 - spectrumphoto wrote: 92 Points

  Still opens up quite nicely. Big Lewis style as always

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  12/25/2015 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 92 Points

  As soon as you pull the cork the room fills with powerful berry aromatics. This is full bodied, fruit forward with rich concentrated berry fruits. Dark inky garnet colored, full bodied, complex nicely integrated and polished layers of black berry, ripe black cherry and blueberry with layers of mocha and spice and a layer of soft tannins on the long lingering finish.
  
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