2003 Tardieu-Laurent - Crozes-Hermitage
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Deep, bright red. Amazingly fresh and vibrant for the vintage, with red berry and rhubarb scents enlivened by brisk acidity and accented by minerals. Finishes long and sweet.
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The 2003 Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes (produced from 60-year old vines in Larnage) exhibits sweet blackberry fruit, a primordial, backward style, and undeniable elegance, precision, and clarity. With 13.5% alcohol (high for this appellation, but low for the vintage), it should be consumed over the next decade. Importers: Martin Scott Wines, Little Neck, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808 and Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029
The 2003 Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes (produced from 60-year old vines in Larnage) exhibits sweet blackberry fruit, a primordial, backward style, and undeniable elegance, precision, and clarity. With 13.5% alcohol (high for this appellation, but low for the vintage), it should be consumed over the next decade. Wine Advocate.December, 2004