Smells minty fresh, with sweet apples and pears forming the core of the wine. There’s just enough acidity to balance the wine; although it tastes sweet now, it should firm up in a few years. Tasted twice, this score reflects the better bottle; another showed some volatile acidity and would have rated 82 points. Best Buy. —J.C. ——J.C.(3/1/2003)—— 89