Currants and jam. Multi-levelled nose. Coconut and vanilla. Good fruit and balance - won''t last ages, but very pleasant wine.

A fantastic Cabernet that stuns now for authenticity and power, and should develop for many years. Despite the large production, lower than that of many first growth Bordeaux, the wine, which has tiny amounts of Cab Franc and Petit Verdot, shows classic Oakville elegance and precision. Rich in black currants, blackberries, cherries and dark chocolate, it should hit its stride from 2011 through 2017.——S.H.(12/1/2008)—— 96