Courbis, Cornas Sabarotte Vintage:2003 There is a reserved character

There is a reserved character to the beautifully detailed medium weight flavors that possess a distinct saline quality on the balanced

As with the rest of the 2014s

amazingly soft for a young Hermitage

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

From proprietor Jonathan Malthus

Courbis, Cornas Sabarotte Vintage:2003 There is a reserved characterAn 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.