Dark as night, and with such a dramatic aroma, you can’t wait to taste it. Huge and hedonistic, an Incredible Hulk of a wine bursting with blackcurrants and cassis and smoky oak. Luxurious tannins make for a smooth, gentle mouthfeel. Enjoy this youthful wine now.
— S.H.
(8/1/2003)
Superripe and flamboyant, as you’d expect from the vintage, bursting with plum, blackberry, tobacco, sage and green olive flavors, and the tannins are a wonder. Velvety soft and luxurious in the mouth. A trace of acidic bitterness in the finish loses a few points.
— S.H.
(8/1/2003)
Smells kind of funky, with earthy, armpitty scents, but tastes little better. The peach and apple flavors are wrapped in a thick, syrupy texture.
— S.H.
(10/1/2003)