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2003 Chateau Climens, Barsac, France 750ml

Vintage
2003
Producer
Chateau Climens
Country: 
France
Region: 
Bordeaux
Sub-Region: 
Sauternes / Barsac
Grape/Blend
Semillon
Pairing
Fruit-based Desserts
Format
Standard Bottle (750 mL)
Palish yellow color. Aromas of peach, mirabelle and mentholatum. Racy, gripping and quite fine, with juicy acidity contributing to an impression of energy. Very Barsac in style, even in this freakishly hot year. Still some oakiness to be integrated. Not at all exotic in the middle, but hints at almond and plum brandy on the back. This will need time to harmonize.
Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
92
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94
2003 is a rich, sweet vintage of powerful, full-bodied wines that possess huge levels of glycerin, alcohol, and residual sugar.
Robert Parker
95
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96
Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and muscle of so many others. Beauty among the beasts.
Wine Spectator
96
Palish yellow color. Aromas of peach, mirabelle and mentholatum. Racy, gripping and quite fine, with juicy acidity contributing to an impression of energy. Very Barsac in style, even in this freakishly hot year. Still some oakiness to be integrated. Not at all exotic in the middle, but hints at almond and plum brandy on the back. This will need time to harmonize.
Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
92
2003 is a rich, sweet vintage of powerful, full-bodied wines that possess huge levels of glycerin, alcohol, and residual sugar.
Robert Parker
95