The purple-colored 2003 Bourgogne-Hautes Cotes de Nuits (red) offers a nose of cassis, plums, and black cherries. While it lacks the density of the previous wine, this effort displays a nuanced flavor profile of sweet blackberries, brambleberries, spices, and notes of pipe tobacco (a trait often found in this estate’s wines). Medium-bodied and firmly structured, it will require cellaring. Drink it between 2008 and 2013.
Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; (202) tel. 832-9083