2003 Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2003 Dom Perignon is a big, broad shouldered wine. It does not have the seductiveness of the 2000, nor the power of the 2002. It is instead very much its own wine. In 2003 Geoffroy elected to use more Pinot Noir than...

Wine Spectator, 98 points: Intense blackberry and cherry with hints of currant. Toasted oak and sweet tobacco too. Roses and other flowers such as lilacs. Full-bodied with masses of tannins yet incredibly long and seductive. Best after 2012. 18330...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: While the 2002 which was quite extroverted right before bottling has shut down the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is still open-knit although I suspect it will probably close down as well. It exhibits an opaque...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 99 points: The estate’s flagship cuvee is the virtually perfect 2003 Run Rig. Made from 8 separate Barossa vineyards (ranging in age from 94 to 158 years) it is primarily Shiraz with 4-5% co-fermented Viognier included in the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2003 Montrose was served blind in Bordeaux on two occasions. Picked between 11 to 26 September, it is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. It remains one of the...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Dense and spicy, this exhibits black cherry and cassis aromas and flavors framed by vanilla and toasty oak. Rich in tannins, this is fresh and firm. There's balance between the elements but it needs time to integrate...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: A fabulous nose of cassis and berries with hints of licorice. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with supersexy tannins and a long long finish. Very classy. Superb for Delaforce. Best after 2012. 4500 cases made. –JS

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: An impressive, finely tannic Port with solid, ripe fruits and great black jelly and fig flavors.

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: With its usual high proportion of Merlot, Palmer 2003 was always going to be a generous, very ripe wine. And so it is proving, but what is so satisfying about the wine at this stage is that the great sweet fruit, which...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Intensly rich without being sweet, this wine is full of ripe flavors and a touch of honey. It’s a wonderful combination of spices, candied fruits and opulence. The acidity rounds this wine out nicely.