Branaire Ducru - 2003 (750ml) Size:750ml Coombsville vineyard in southern Napa

Coombsville vineyard in southern Napa

(Tasted at BI Wine & Spirit’s annual 10-Year On tasting

olive and Asian spices

powerful Conn Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from dry-farmed hillside vineyards and extremely low yields

Branaire Ducru - 2003 (750ml) Size:750ml Coombsville vineyard in southern NapaProprietor Patrick Maroteaux, president of Unions des Grands Crus Classes, is pulling out all the stops to make Branaire as alluring as several of the Leovilles and Ducru Beaucaillou. 2003 and 2004 may be the finest back to back vintages ever produced at Branaire. Even better than the 1982, the profound 2003 Branaire Ducru boasts a saturated plum purple color as well as an extraordinarily complex nose of black currants, blackberries, espresso roast,