Courbis, Cornas Sabarotte Vintage:2003 firm and ever-so-mildly austere finale

firm and ever-so-mildly austere finale

balanced and persistent finish

I recorked the bottle and tasted it again a couple of hours later to find that it keeps changing

this is an attractive mix of beautiful fruit and ample Gevrey character

it offers up a perfumed bouquet of sweet red and black raspberry-like fruit

Courbis, Cornas Sabarotte Vintage:2003 firm and ever-so-mildly austere finaleAn impressive effort thats still youthful and lively, the Courbis brothers 2003 Cornas La Sabarotte (which spent 18 months in 100% new French oak) offers knockout aromas and flavors of black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, new leather, charcoal and wild herbs. Medium to full bodied, with fabulous concentration and depth, it still needs another year or two, and will drink nicely through 2028.