Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 2003 Crackers Tasted from the original 2009

Tasted from the original 2009 disgorgement

It is a lean cut of meat

but it does exhibit a dark ruby/purple color and some interesting earthy and black fruit notes intermixed with flowers

The closest tasting was the 2004 Heathcote II Shiraz

this remarkably rich

Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet 2003 Crackers Tasted from the original 2009The 2003 Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru is such an atypical vintage that it's hard to know how to score it. With a pH of 3. 75 and 14% alcohol, there's almost no acidityLeflaive opting, unlike many producers, not to add any tartaric acid in this hot, low yielding vintage. Offering up aromas of preserved peaches, honeycomb, orange rind, white flowers and licorice, it's full bodied, rich and fat, with an unctuous, oily texture, a massive endowment of