The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Champoux Vineyard displays a deep, spicy nose of cassis, violets, and blackberries. A suave, medium to full-bodied wine, it seductively coats the taster’s palate with layers of blackberry liqueur, cassis, flowers, and black cherries. Loaded with perfectly ripe tannin, this gem goes after both the intellectual and the corporal desires of its taster. Projected maturity: now-2020.
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