LES CAILLOUX CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE CENTENAIRE 2003

Stock#: 9000049 MSRP: $189.00  Your Price: $174.91 One of the most spectacular and rarest wines of the vintage, Lucien and Andre' Brunel's Cuvee Centenaire is a must have for Rhone wine lovers. Don't miss it! "The limited production but exquisite 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Centenaire is a riper, more concentrated version of the 2000 Centenaire. There are about 500 cases of this Grenache-dominated wine produced from a vineyard planted in 1889 with some Syrah and Mourvedre (about 20%) added to the blend. The latter components are aged in small barrels. The wine has a dense ruby/purple-tinged color to the rim, a strikingly pure nose of kirsch liqueur, creme de cassis, and hints of vanilla and espresso. Hitting the palate with full-throttle opulence, superb concentration, fabulous purity, and striking multiple levels of raspberries and black cherry jam, this is a beautifully full-bodied, brilliantly concentrated and structured wine that reveals sweet but abundant tannin and a finish that goes on for close to a minute. I still think the two greatest Centenaires made to date have been the 1990 and 1998, but this one is close in quality. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020+" 96 points Robert Parker Click Here to view all Products in our RARITIES Category