Sloan, Napa Valley 2003 Large Format 92 points Burghound

92 points Burghound

Muscular with amazing form

It goes on for minutes on the finish

It drinks brilliantly already with a decant

The 2019 Fleurie Joie de Palais is taut and concentrated

Sloan, Napa Valley 2003 Large Format 92 points Burghound96 points Wine Advocate The 2003 was made by Martha McClellan and the viticulture looked over by David Abreu. The 2003 Sloan, if slightly less prodigious than the perfect 2002, remains a young wine. Notes of vanillin, espresso roast, blackberries, scorched earth, camphor and hints of charcoal and barbecue meat jump from the glass of this spicy, rich, provocative Cabernet Sauvignon. With a full bodied mouthfeel, sweet tannin and adequate acidity, the