Saint Estephe: Chateau Valrose 2003
Description
A sumptuous wine with a wealth of briary berry scents and flavours and a core of concentrated dark fruit and over-ripe tannins with subtle oaky undertones.
- Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
- Region: Bordeaux,
- Producer: Saint-Estèphe
- Vintage: 2003
- Grape variety (Cépage): Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- Wine pairing - drink with: Beef, Lamb
- Cellarage: Drinking well now but should keep for another decade.
- Vinification: ‘Cuvée Aliénor’ is a special selection of old vine fruit harvested at optimum ripeness and aged in new french oak barrels for 16 months prior to bottling.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 13.5%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Saint Estèphe: Chateau Valrose 2003
The 2003 vintage, which we first listed last year, is drinking very well right now but still has several years ahead of it. With a bouquet of blackcurrants and black cherries and a palate of dark, autumnal fruit with warming oaky undertones and ripe tannins it could easily be mistaken for a far grander and more costly wine.
What others think of this wine...
Yapp Brothers Staff Review - Tom says:Textbook pencil case aromas, backed up by plump blackcurrant fruit. First-class Medoc Claret at an economy price.
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