2003 Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: One of this estate’s flagship wines, the 2003 The Dead Arm Shiraz appears to be better than the 2002. A deeper, richer, fuller-bodied offering that spent time in equal parts French and American oak, it possesses an opaque...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that model. It is structured, rich, powerful and opulent. There are cassis and black fig flavors, as well as...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: A 30-year aging curve is possible for the 2003 Chateau. Composed of 55% Semillon and 45% Muscadelle aged nearly 30 months in French oak it reveals a dark amber color along with a blockbuster bouquet of toffee maple syrup...

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.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The exceptionally fragrant, dark purple 2003 Syrah Moritz Vineyard boasts an extraordinary perfume of acacia flowers, blackberries, cassis, roasted meats, and subtle wood. With fabulous concentration, an expansive, savory...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Aromas of blackberry and lightly toasted oak follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a rich, fruity aftertaste of plum, berry and vanilla. All there. Solid wine. Best after 2011. 14,165 cases made. –JS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: While the deep plum/ruby/garnet-tinged 2003 Shiraz Command is slightly less nuanced than the 2002 it is just as powerful and full-bodied offering copious quantities of fruit glycerin tannin and muscle. This chewy rich...

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

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 100 points: The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010). This sensational effort came in at 12.7% natural...

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

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: Revealing more structure and definition than the regular bottling the 2003 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers more scorched earth camphor blackberry and roasted meat characteristics. Last year this cuvee displayed no acidity...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: I had this wine from my cellar, as well as at a tasting in Zurich in February of 2015. It is one of the handful of 2003s I bought from the Right Bank of Bordeaux in this vintage. Angelus really nailed the vintage, and has...