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Brave New World

The 2003 Bordeaux vintage is opulent, exciting and expensive

By James Suckling
Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2006

They may be slightly New World in style for their opulent fruit and ripe character, but the best 2003 Bordeaux remain classic clarets, displaying a richness and structure reminiscent of past great hot.....

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