Wine Advocate 93 points - The 2003 Metisse, a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot, is a 20-year wine from the famed Madrona Ranch. It offers beautiful scents of white chocolate, charcoal embers, flowers, blackberries, and currants. Aged in 75% new French oak, it is full-bodied with silky tannin, a superb texture, and a window of drinkability between 2007-2020. (Dec 2005)
Phillipe Melka is the same winemaker of the acclaimed Dana Estates. In 2005 he received the award of "Winemaker of the Year" by Food and Wine Magazine.
The 2003 Métisse, a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot, is a 20-year wine
from the famed Madrona Ranch. It offers beautiful scents of white chocolate, charcoal embers,
flowers, blackberries, and currants. Aged in 75% new French oak, it is full-bodied with silky
tannin, a superb texture, and a window of drinkability between 2007-2020. The 2004 Métisse,
an identical blend from Madrona Ranch, boasts an intense, pure nose of licorice, blueberries,
blackberries, and cassis. Silky tannin, well-integrated wood, and a full-bodied, opulent midpalate,
as well as finish, are authoritative, yet exhibit terrific equilibrium and freshness. The
2004 should hit its peak in 4-5 years, and last for two decades.
-Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
