Soft and rich, this is powerful stuff. The texture is velvety smooth, the dark tannins very much second fiddle to the superripe fruit. Raisins and red fruits bring in some acidity, but even this fruit flavor is almost sweet in its richness. Drink now.——R.V.(4/1/2008)—— 89

A fine, wood-aged wine which shows good, dense but dusty tannins and sweet, ripe fruit. Flavors of dark plums and cherries come through the wood. This is a wine that should age well over 5 years. ——R.V.(11/1/2004)—— 89