Domaine des Lambrays - Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2003

WEINWISSER: "Jahrgangstypische reife Nase: Feige, dunkle Beeren, rauchig. Geradezu ausladender Körper, saftig, opulent. Tolles, frisches Säurespiel gibt ihm die nötige Eleganz und lässt ihn nicht breit und verschwommen wirken. Perfekt ausbalanciert."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Very seductive nose – concentrated and with some development – opulent and rich with quite enough acidity and great depth and character. A massive wine but it has everything in balance."

WINE SPECTATOR: "An opulent, exotic red. Packed with Asian spices, sweet blackberry and raspberry ganache notes, a swath of dense tannins and new oak for support. Vibrant, and sings now, but needs time to fulfill its potential. Great length. Best from 2009 through 2025. 400 cases imported."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Aged in 75% new oak, the tobacco, blackberry, leather, and tar-scented 2003 Clos des Lambrays is medium to full-bodied, dense, and chewy. Hugely tannic yet concentrated and deep, this is a brooding chocolate, plum, blackberry, spice, smoky mineral, and black raspberry-flavored wine. Uncivilized and firm, it will benefit from cellaring. Projected maturity: 2009-2020."