2003 Vrai Canon Bouche has been uncorked and other ramblings

[JimHow]

Didn't have a lot of this the other night so I thought I would revisit it tonight. I recall a more prominent bouquet the other night up against the '05 Lanessan. A purple/ruby color that looks like it may be fading a bit.

[JimHow]

I've had good bottles of this wine and not so good.
Sometimes it is singing, aromatic, borderline violuptuous.
Other times it seems like a $12.50 supermarket wine.

[JimHow]

Boy this bottle seems awfully thin.

[JimHow]

Coming on a little with air, but not enough to avoid tonight's "Boring as a '93 Batailley" award....

[Nicklasss]

Keep some Jim.

At the convention, I want that specific bottle of 2003 vrai Canon Bouché, the 1993 Batailley and the magnificent 1990 Pichon Lalande. Why not add the 1989 Ducru Beaucaillou?

Nic

[JimHow]

I saw that PC was offering the '89 Ducru recently for the "bargain price" of like $99.
They've gone mad. They are madmen.

[Jeff Leve]

I like Vrai Canon Bouche since the 20005 vintage. Stephane Derenoncourt is the consultant now. I'm not sure what they were doing back in 2003.

Here's a little bit of background on the winery. www.thewinecellarinsider.com/?page_id=1676

[JimHow]

Some of us here liked the 2003 Vrai Canon Bouche early on, Jeff, thus my case purchase. It seems like it may be past its prime at age nine though.

[Houndsong]

I drank 10 of 12 03 VCBs while it was a fresh, primary, chalky, cool wine. The last bottle showed some secondary characteristics and was a good bit drier - while at the same time longer - and I liked it better. I don't like "second day" wines unless they've been frozen. They always seem muted and thin to me if they're not frozen overnight/week.