2003 Clos Vougeot

A muscular, chunky wine, the 2003 Clos de Vougeot explodes from the glass with spicy black fruits. Medium to full-bodied and powerful, this deep mouth-coating effort is crammed with chocolate-covered black cherries. Its impressively prolonged finish reveals considerable tannin that is solid, yet ripe. Drink it between 2010 and 2020. Importer: Neal Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990

Full ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of cassis, violet, mint, chocolate and oak. At once sweet and penetrating, with powerful, oaky flavors of black fruits and violet. Thick and dense like most of these 2003s, but quite youthful and backward. This tastes like fruit picked earlier.