2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
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Score 17/20 · Drink 2009-2013, Jancis Robinson MW, Jun 2008
Intense black cherry, plum, chocolate, vanilla and leafy herb aromas, with similar flavours. Chewy tannins are tight now and are likely to soften with another year in the bottle. (LM) $100
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89
89/100
Robert Parker
17
17/20
Jancis Robinson MW
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Score 89/100 · Drink 2005-2013, Robert Parker, Dec 2005
The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa (78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot) possesses a sweet, jammy bouquet of black currants intermixed with barbecue smoke, tobacco, espresso, and herbs. It offers a sexy, fleshy entry, but falls off at the back of the palate. Although heady, with plenty of superficial, up-front fruit, there is not much substance or follow through on the palate. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. (Release date 2/08) Tel. (800) 273-8809; Fax (707) 944-2817
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