“Classic” means Bordeaux in this case, with four of the varieties included (65% Cabernet, 26% Merlot and the rest Malbec and Petit Verdot). Shows a lot of leather on the nose, with dark plummy fruit underneath, while the palate is extracted, showing a full body, good acid and plenty of fine tannins. Dark berry flavors, almost charred, cover cherry flavors. ——M.D.(12/31/2006)—— 87