I’m sure @Eric_White ‘s TNs from that timeframe are still on VinoCellar somewhere 
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I find there is considerable bottle variation in the aged Quicedas. I drank a 2008 a year ago and I found distinct heat notes. And I am drinking now (as I write) my second bottler and it is absolutely delicious. I’ve had somehow similar experiences with 2007´s (maybe not such a drastic difference, but some bottles clearly better than others).
How do you source this wine in Spain? I didn’t think it was globally distributed.
I had a poor showing of a 2007 about a year ago that prompted me to try a 2008 Galitzine and a 1997 the month that followed…both of those were much better.
Cheers,
fred
2003 was a blazing hot vintage. There are a few things that could turn that one around the corner, it’s also possible that at at 23 years it may have just turned the corner.
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Thanks Marcus. I opened another 2003 last night with similar results. Just a terrible wine. I also opened this same vintage but in magnum and this one was great. I know mags age differently than 750’s so my uneducated guess is that this was a wine best enjoyed young and with age and given the vintage it has just fallen apart except for larger formats.
It is hard to find in Europe in general. I sourced a few bottles from a distributor in Northern Europe. And I bring back a couple of bottles every time I travel to the US.
That seems like a pretty good uneducated guess to me. And to add a data point, I feel like all but one of our 2006 wines are the same way. Tired 750s, while the mags are still very good. 2006 was similar to 2003 in the Willamette Valley, and I believe east of the mountains as well.
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Washington is a very young wine industry and solar years like 2003 were a new experience for many people in WA, the last scorcher was 1998 (still not as hot as 2003) and wine styles from 1998 to 2003 were very different and evolving as people pushed ripeness and oak. I’d posit 2003 was a challenge for most wineries in WA including QC, even with their history and heritage.
There were some good 2003’s young, but most in WA didn’t view it as a 20-30 year vintage.
Thanks for the history Kris. As someone on their list I blew through the 2003s rather quickly. The 03s were very tasty at around 10 years. Most years QC needs to be closer to 15 from the vintage in my experience. Seems as though a warm growing season left its mark.