This is a mouthful, with loads of fruit and truffle character. Exotic and wild, but starting to close. Give this five years.

This gorgeous, fully mature, complex Pape Clement exhibits notes of smoky tobacco, earth, loamy soil, forest floor, black cherries, plums and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, fresh and lively, the acids have fallen away and...

This is plush, dark-fruited and tarry. It’s precise, without any overripeness or obvious sweetness. Generous, with a full-bodied palate and structured, fine-grained tannins. Giving, flavorful and exuberant, but in a...

A spectacular wine, and one that could have been bought for a song when it was released, this blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot was cropped at 33 hectoliters per hectare. Strutting all of its nobility...

Gorgeous stuff and certainly one of the gems in the vintage, the 2003 Château Léoville Poyferré reveals a healthy ruby/plum hue with no signs of bricking. Ripe currants, sappy tobacco, cedar pencil, and minty herbs all...

This was an amazing performance for Monbousquet. The 2003 exhibits plenty of fat and succulence along with a full-bodied, sexy mouthfeel, and lots of black cherry and black currant fruit intermixed with licorice, baking...

What a decadent nose, with strawberry pie, cream, vanilla, and exotic fruits. Almost new world in style. Full and round, with minty, bright fruits on the palate. Long and wonderful, exciting and fresh. A real beauty...

he 2003 Trotanoy has a medium to deep garnet-brick color. It features evolved notes of preserved plums, fruit cake, and fig paste, leading to hints of unsmoked cigars and Chinese five spice. The medium-bodied palate...

Slightly cooked fruit on the nose, with a toasted oak and meaty character. Full bodied, with round and chewy tannins and loads of fruit. Big and burly, I like it. Pull the cork after 2015. Find the wine

Clearly, drinking in its sweet spot, this medium-bodied wine is all about its silky, supple, rich textures that deliver its layers of opulent, ripe plums, tobacco leaf, spicy cherries, and a touch of dark chocolate and...

So rich and powerful with so much dried apricots and citrus aromas and flavors. Caramel and toffee. Full and very sweet. Amazing.

Medium-deep red. Very ripe aromas of red plum, smoked meat, leather and grilled nuts. Lush and concentrated but not heavy; superripe notes of redcurrant syrup, tobacco, smoke, meat and truffle. Offers a fine-grained...

Bright aromas of apple lemon and pie tart. Full-bodied with a waxy texture and a rich fruity finish. A solid wine. Best after 2008. -JS

The quality of Roederer's viticulture shows in the freshness of this 2003, capturing the generosity of the vintage without superripeness. It's lively and firm, soft to the touch, with a flash of acidity that lengthens its...