2003 Domaine Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1er Cru
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Ruby-red. Deep aromas of roasted dark raspberry and tropical chocolate. Sweet and spicy but backward, with more primary dark fruit flavor than Rouget's other 2003s. This cuvee began with the highest acidity and was not adjusted. The tannins spread out to coat the palate. Very interesting wine, revealing the heat of the year only on the finish.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(14.1% alcohol) Dee p red with ruby highlights. Cool, noble, slightly muted aromas of red cherry, red berries and minerals. Large-scaled, rich and impressively deep, if a bit youthfully clenched today and not showing the early sweetness of the Echezeaux. Subtle flavors of raspberry, cherry, minerals and spices. Finishes long and subtle, but with substantial tannic spine making the wine harder to taste (and assess) today. The yield here was 27 hectoliters per hectare, says Rouget, whereas the rest of his 2003s were more like 24. These vines run north-south and are also higher up the hill, and thus were better able to withstand the heat of the summer.