Medium red. Precise, scented nose combines red cherry, minerals, stones, iron and rose petal. Penetrating, minerally and precise, with vibrant flavors of red cherry and raspberry. Conveys a real small-berry depth and intensity of flavor and offers great energy and verve. Not at all a fat style of 2003-or of Chambertin. Especially strong on the back half, finishing with terrific thrust and length.

Red cherries, super-ripe raspberries, fresh blackberries and spices make up the aromatic profile of the 2003 Chambertin. Medium to full-bodied and silky-textured in both the attack and mid-palate, this wine exhibits outstanding amplitude and depth. Assorted sweet black fruits are interspersed with a myriad of spices in its complex character. Its extensive finish displays copious quantities of firm, slightly rough tannin. Projected maturity: 2009-2020. Importer: Frederick Wildman & Sons, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700

Mid crimson with more lively colour than the 2003. Quite heady and compost-like. Rich and round and velvety without being at all over the top. Smooth and sumptuous. Long and round. Really vibrant. I think this will be one of the exceptional 2003s which go on and on and on. (JR)