Smooth-textured, with toasty oak nuances upfront. The wine serves up a complex blackberry, currant, chocolate, spice and herb pastiche that spreads out wonderfully on the palate, finishing long. —J.M.
— J.M.
(2/1/2003)
Quite ripe and rich in the nose, with hints of cherry, cedar and spice. On the palate it shows fine-tuned cherry, strawberry, chocolate, tar, toast, vanilla, spice and herb flavors. The tannins are silky and the finish long.
— W.E.
(11/1/2003)