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2003 Haut Gay, Bordeaux Superieur
Last Post 05-10-2006 05:38 AM byhudamang. 1 Replies.
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Eric White  Send Private Message
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03-31-2006 02:39 AM  
I purchased this recently from K&L based solely on a comment from Grunhauser on another forum. I've got a lot of respect for Grun's palate, so I figured at $13.99 this was at the very least a "must try" wine.

Very dark, opaque purple in color, the first thing that strikes me about this wine is the distinctive aromas on the nose. It's not a huge, but it is still quite intense, with heavy notes of minerals, crushed rocks, and earth complementing a wealth of blackberries and briary notes along with highly floral notes of violets. Don't mistake the fruit comments however to indicate this resembles a Zin - nothing could be further from the truth. I must say, this has one of the most interesting and complex noses of any $14 bottle of wine I have ever purchased. On the palate this is (duh) quite tannic, but well balanced, with serious grip and good acidity. The only disappointment here is that the wine finishes quite short, but hopefully that will improve as the tannins integrate a bit more and then wine fleshs out a bit. Overall a very interesting wine, and a fine value. For those that must have points, I'd say about 90 points, with potential for improvement with 3-5 years of bottle age.
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05-10-2006 05:38 AM  
I also purchase this wine from KL.

Gave it to a buddy for his b day cause the label is pretty damn cool.

I got him other stuff to so don't try to think I give only $14 gifts haha.
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