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Jay Miller - Wine Advocate
The 2003 Walter Clore Private Reserve is even
better. It is composed of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot,
and 7% Cabernet Franc aged for 28 months in new French oak.
A classy nose of smoky oak, vanilla, lead pencil, plum, black
currant, and blackberry leads to a rich, still youthful wine
with loads of extract, thick fruit, superb integration of
oak, tannin, and acidity, and a very long finish. This wine
demands 6-8 years of cellaring and should drink well through
'25.
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