2003 Nuits St Georges Les Vaucrains
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(14% alcohol) Full ruby; almost cabernet-like color. Vibrant aromas of blackberry, cassis, violet, dark chocolate and spices. Dense, thick and powerful, but with extraordinary sap and definition to the black fruit flavors. Firm acids give this wine uncanny clarity and verve-not to mention inner-mouth aromatic character-for 2003. A major mouthful of wine but not at all surmuri or over the top. Tannins are substantial and sweet.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The plummy black cherry and licorice-scented 2003 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Vaucrains is chewy textured, medium to full-bodied, and lush. Armed with superb density of fruit, it reveals a thick mass of blackness. This powerful effort is sweet, loaded with flawlessly ripened tannin, and exceptionally long in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802
Saturated ruby-red. Superripe but ultimately fresh aromas of roasted fruits, dark chocolate, black pepper, minerals and mint. Densely packed and extremely backward, but obviously sweet, rich and chocolatey. Quite sappy and juicy in the mid-palate and on the finish. The tannins arrive late and are surprisingly fine. Gouges noted that 15% of this wine is from 15-year-old vines, which he says gave less tough tannins in 2003. Still, this one is almost too big for its pants.
The plummy black cherry and licorice-scented 2003 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Vaucrains is chewy textured, medium to full-bodied, and lush. Armed with superb density of fruit, it reveals a thick mass of blackness. This powerful effort is sweet, loaded with flawlessly ripened tannin, and exceptionally long in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+. Aug 2005, www.robertparker.com