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2003 Clos Fourtet (750ml)
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QUANTITY AVAILABLE: 12
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OWC available with 12 bottle purchase
Vintage: 2003
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Clos Fourtet
Vineyard:
Designation:
Appellation: St. Emilion
Producer: Clos Fourtet
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais
Tasting note: Dark red. Explosive aromas of currant and plum jam, game and leather. Downright velvety in the mouth, with compelling sweetness of fruit and pliancy of texture. The ripe plummy flavor is joined by chocolate and leather on the fairly tannic finish. Approachable already, this should gain in complexity with another few years of bottle aging. (90pts. Stephen Tanzer)
Tasted: May/Jun. 2006
Score: 90
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: This estate has come back strongly under new ownership, and the quality of the wines now exhibits the tremendous potential of this extraordinary terroir on the limestone plateau just outside the walls of St.-Emilion. Sampled three times from bottle, the 2003 Clos Fourtet is the finest wine I have ever tasted from this estate. Made in a full-bodied, extravagantly rich style, it is just beginning to close down, but it is easy to see the layers of concentrated black cherry, plum, and licorice-infused fruit. There is also a subtle hint of charcoal as well as loads of mineral, flower, blackberry, and creme de cassis characteristics. This full-flavored, opulent, glycerin-filled 2003 offers impressive richness, silky tannin, and a long, 45+ second finish. (94pts. Robert Parker)
Tasted: Apr. 2006
Score: 94
Drink: 2008-26
Tasting note: Superclean with blackberry, violets, dark chocolate and hints of oak. Full-bodied, with layers of ripe tannins and a long, long finish. Gorgeous. Tight and structured. (93pts. JS, Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Mar. 31, 2006
Score: 93
Drink: After 2009
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