The 2003 Hermitage is a classic – a backward, huge, massive wine that is just oozing with creme de cassis and melted licorice along with some toasty new oak smells. The wine is full, rich, and in need of a good decade of cellaring. A 50-year wine that should prove to be utterly extraordinary by 2016 or so, its massive concentration and great purity argue for long-term cellaring. Importers: Martin Scott Wines, Little Neck, NY; tel. (516) 327-0808 and Stacole Fine Wines, Boca Raton, FL; tel. (561) 998-0029