Tasting Notes
Vinous 88-90
Medium red. Sappy, complex nose combines strawberry, raspberry, cherry, rose petal, spices and herbs. Supple and sweet on entry, then drier in the middle palate, with herb-tinged flavors of red berries and spices. Conveys an impression of lower alcohol and finishes with a fairly serious tannic structure. In fact, this is a moderate 12.8% alcohol, with no chaptalization. Seems more 2001 in style than 2004.