Cola, root beer and herbal fruit carry the nose into a fairly balanced, old-school palate that features crisp cherry, raspberry and citrus flavors. This is made from Tempranillo and it’s a bit like an ’80s model cru bourgeois Bordeaux.——M.S.(12/15/2007)—— 84

Smells old and dirty, with peanut and barnyard grass on the nose. Dry and fading is the palate, and it’s also rather murky. Acidity and some flesh in the middle is all that’s keeping this one afloat. ——M.S.(9/1/2004)—— 80