Domaine Peyre Rose Coteaux du Languedoc "Syrah Leone" red 2003

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Domaine Peyre Rose Syrah Leone 2003 red wine

The RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2016 : Syrah Leone 2003 expresses itself brilliantly, its solar fullness yet wonderfully nuanced plays with the heat of the vintage.

The Bettane and Desseauve Guide 2014 : Intensely aromatic, with great depth, this 2003 is marked by the warm vintage, with tannins that soften over the years. Peak from 2013 to 2018.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Jeb Dunnuck, April 2015): The 2003 Languedoc Syrah Leone reveals classic Languedoc Syrah notes of saddle leather, dried pine, iodine, and sweet dark fruits. Still fresh and nicely structured, with a core of sweet fruit and full-bodied richness, this is a superb 2003 to enjoy over the coming 5-8 years. Drink 2015-2023.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (David Schildknecht, June 2009): Soria's 2003 Coteaux du Languedoc Clos Syrah Leone (incorporating as always 12-15% Mourvedre) leads with aromas of toasted nuts and baked black fruits. With a distinctly bitter fruit skin edge but more sap and less tannic severity than the corresponding Clos des Cistes, this finishes with a decidedly animal as well as black fruit length. But ultimately, the Clos des Cistes has a more striking impact. It's quite likely that this wine, too, will live for a long time, perhaps 5-7 more years, in your cellar, but I would keep close track of its evolution.

Terroir description by Marlène Soria:

SYRAH 90% + MOURVÈDRE 10 %
TERROIR STONY CLAY-CALCAREOUS SLOPES
PLANTED ON VIRGIN SOILS: GARRIGUE CLEARINGS
CERTIFIED ORGANIC CULTIVATION SINCE PLANTING
YIELD 14 TO 15 HL/HA
MANUAL HARVESTING AND SELECTION - TOTAL DE-STEMMING
AGING IN TANK + 1/4 IN Foudre

ADVICE:
OPEN AND DECANT AT LEAST 1 HOUR BEFORE
TEMPERATURE 16 - 17° C