Frederic Magnien Morey Saint Denis "Ruchots" 2003 - 750ML

91 points Robert Parker

Produced from a vineyard located below the Clos de Tart and the northern extremity of Bonnes Mares, the 2003 Morey-St.-Denis Les Ruchots bursts forth with aromas of violets and cassis. A backward, concentrated wine of impressive power, it sports a deep, medium-bodied personality jam-packed with red cherries. This effort’s persistent finish reveals copious tannin that demand cellaring. Projected maturity: 2009-2015.

91 points Stephen Tanzer

Good red-ruby color. High-pitched, complex nose offers aromas of crushed berries, pepper and underbrush, with a whiff of fresh tobacco. Sweet, fleshy and dense, with concentrated flavors of cassis, blackberry and bitter chocolate. Slightly reduced today but this is fine-grained and impressively long, with nothing hard about the tannins. Very strong juice, and built to age.