Tardieu-Laurent, Hermitage Vintage:2003 Beginning to develop some leather

Beginning to develop some leather and woodsy aromas and flavors

but I was expecting more from this cru

Pale straw

There is better freshness as well as better complexity to the array of plum

aggressive tannins make themselves felt on the attenuated finish

Tardieu-Laurent, Hermitage Vintage:2003 Beginning to develop some leatherIn magnum Aromatic, gentle, floral and surprisingly a lightly herbal note to the nose. Delicate spice on the nose is more pronounced on the palate and all in all much richer. Elegant and surprisingly soft tannins already with the lightest of grip on the finish. A little nutty, quite perky and bright but finishes both sweet and savoury and long. (JH)