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2003 Albert Belle Hermitage
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2003 Albert Belle Hermitage

Producer: Albert Belle
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: France
Region: Rhone
Appellation: Hermitage

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92-95 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2005

Full ruby-purple. Brooding aromas of blackberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and minerals, with some tarry, minty high tones. Large-scaled, thick and rich, with an impression of great sucrosite Very dense flavors of black fruits and bitter chocolate. Finishes with huge, building, very fine tannins and an explosive whiplash of fruit. I can't recall a more impressive Hermitage from Belle. This needs a good decade in the cellar.

92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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