A disputed wine that opens with caramel, tree bark, peat and some lightly skunky aromas. This has a sweet, mature quality, and to some tasters it seems a lot older than a 2000 should. Others found appeal in the baked apple and toasty flavors, but most found it “soft” and “going downhill.” Tasted twice, with consistent notes.——W.E.(10/1/2002)—— 83