Starts out plump and friendly, with delicious creamed melon and pear flavors and a gentle kiss of toast, but turns racier as this moves along, with extra green plum, quince and mineral notes that add impressive length to the finish. Drink now through 2012. 500 cases made. -JM

Resiny and heavily toasted at first, with a full, resiny, chunky palate that carries all the weight that ultraripe fruit and new oak can bring. Offers sweet, tropical flavors, primarily banana and honey. Powerful, super sweet and woody throughout. ——M.S.(12/1/2011)—— 88