A bit too soft and simple, although it’s a pretty good wine with some nice blackberry jam, black cherry pie and cocoa-cinnamon flavors. This is a wine in progress, better than the 2002, but not quite as good as the 2001. ——S.H.(11/15/2006)—— 85

There’s a nice blend of cherry or blackberry pie and wintergreen r mint on the nose, but the flavors are simple and the mouthfeel a bit clumsy.——W.E.(9/1/2005)—— 84