
Because of the heat and drought in the Rhône during 2003, there are a number of unbalanced, highly tannic wines. One way around this is to look to the wines of so-called lesser appellations. Since these appellations typically produce wines with less structure, they don't fall victim to the pratfall of '03s.
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