Tasting Notes
Vinous 91
Medium red. Ripe aromas of smoky plum, redcurrant, mocha, tobacco and nutty oak. Rich, pliant and fruity, with ripe acids framing the raspberry and subtle game flavors and contributing to the impression of inner-mouth perfume. Offers good volume and a restrained sweetness. Finishes with dusty, serious tannins and very good length.
Robert Parker 93
This 2005 offers a fabulous bouquet of forest floor and flowers, a dark plum/ruby/purple color, and medium body. Super-intense but light on its feet, this beauty seems to be close to full maturity. Complex and cerebral, this stunner is just now drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for another 15 or more years.
Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030
JancisRobinson.com 15.5
Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Still-youthful rim. Light nose. Thick. Lacks a bit of lift. A tad sour and stolid on the end. Distinctly stodgy.
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2025