2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard
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The medium to full-bodied 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard displays notes of lavender, forest floor, red and black currants. Fleshy and round with good purity and a 30- to 35-second finish, this open-knit, complex, fully mature red can be drunk over the next 7-8 years. When Colgin’s 2003s were made, winemaker Mark Aubert was working with Bordeaux consultant Dr. Alain Raynaud. Both remember 2003 as a year of small yields with a wet spring, a moderate summer, and huge heat spikes during the third week of September. Tel. (707) 963-0999
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Deep ruby-red. Deep aromas of black raspberry and mocha, with a suggestion of maple syrup. Densely packed and sweet, with enticing flavors of raspberry, black cherry and minerals. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins.
(15.2% alcohol) Good saturated medium ruby. Roasted black raspberry, mocha, coffee and charred oak, with just a hint of raisining. Dense and rich, with flavors of blackcurrant, tobacco, chocolate and charry oak. Finishes broad and tannic, without quite the consistent sweetness of Col gin's other 2003 barrel samples.
About the producer
Colgin has been producing some of the finest Cabernet blends in Napa Valley since its first vintage in 1992. Within just 13 years, it was recognised as one of the top 50 wine estates in the world by Robert Parker.