Refinement and depth show from the start in aromas of chocolate, raisin, and creamy vanilla. The palate of intense cassis, black-cherry, and licorice flavors and the full mouthfeel display style and unrestrained power. Dark sweet-and-sour fruit, plenty of oak and full, dusty tannins play out on the long finish.——W.E.(4/1/2001)—— 90