Good, dark color and a bouquet mixing black currant, black cherry and peppermint mocha starts this wine off well. It’s got plenty of acid, and seems quite young and compact at the moment. The juicy, berry flavors are sappy and crisp, the tannins ripe and well-managed; if there is a criticism it is simply that this is monolithic.——P.G.(3/1/2008)—— 87