2003 Cabernet Sauvignon - Arns, John - Grown Estate

Sensationelle 19 Punkte von RENE GABRIEL im WEINWISSER Magazin: Extrem dichtes, sattes Purpur mit karmesinrotem Schimmer. Intensives Bouquet, viel Mokkatöne, Redwoodaromen, fermentierter Schwarztee, Lakritze, Spitzwegerichpastillen, Malagarosinen, deutliche Konzentration von der Nase her. Im Gaumen viel Stoff, warm ausstrahlendes, dunkel malziges Extrakt, Birnellnoten, Black Currant, rauchiges Cassis, während der 2002er eher als Cabernet – Klassiker durchgeht, ist der 2003er ein sehr erotischer, schon jung gefälliger Napa-Vamp. 19/20 trinken- 2016 * My Favorite Wine of the Day! in The INSIDER GUIDE to Napa Valley (3. Mai 2004): How do I love thee? With passion and zeal for starters. This elegant achievement even after fewer than 12 months in barrel. A poster child for perfection. How do grower John Arns and winemaker Sandi Belcher do it? They do something that one finds in very few wines: I can think only of Guigal wines from the Northern Rhone (single vineyard) that share a similar esthetic. No matter when you taste a Guigal single-vineyard wine, it is ALWAYS in sync, in harmony, in balance. Marcel Guigal´s wines never seem to go through a dumb phase, a tight phase, a closed phase. They are always harmonious, giving, generous. Which is exactly what I find with Sandi Belcher´s wines. Year after year, her Arns Cab is in harmony, regardless at what stage of development you open it. The 2003 version is stunningly beautiful, powerful, balanced.