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Pierre Rovani - Wine Advocate
The complex aromatics of the opaque, black-colored
2003 Dow Vintage Port display chocolate, dried oak, black cherries,
blackberries, copious spices, and a myriad flowers. This fresh,
backward wine offers a medium to full-bodied, deeply concentrated
core of spice-laced dark fruits. Softly-textured and seductive in
the mid-palate, it boasts abundant layers of candied Damson plums,
blueberries, black cherries, molasses, and hints of chocolate before
revealing its firm structure. Extremely youthful and primary, this
exceptional effort demands patience. Projected maturity: '25 - '45+. |
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Wine Spectator
Aromas of blackberries and licorice follow through
to a full-bodied palate, with lots of sweetness, fine tannins and
a caressing, textured finish. A refined Dow.
Best after '12. |