2/26/2013 - padden wrote:

Orange-brown color. Intense dried figs on the nose and palate. Bright acids. After a half hour, the tannins mellow and grip the gums firmly without biting. Long finish. Very well balanced and near its peak.

11/21/2011 - padden wrote:

Holding up nicely. Still has balance - firm tannins and acid. Good for another year.

3/26/2011 - padden wrote:

I found the rich nose, oak and dark fruit on the palate and nice, velvet tannins with a long finish. Acid was missing, however, rendering the wine flat to my taste. A great value and great for our "'rounder" guests.

3/21/2011 - padden wrote:

Seems pretty open and coming into its own. A fairly big wine, kind of new world style. A little heavy on fruit, oak, nice tannins with a bit of heat and bitterness. Just fine for what it is.

2/13/2011 - padden wrote:

This seems pretty heavy on the oak, but it works. I'm getting concentrated figs and vanilla on the nose and palate, with solid tannins and a pretty long finish..

12/1/2010 - padden wrote:

I agree with Rochester (10-1) on this one. Opened 2 of 6 bottles and found pleasanyly scented, nicely tannic water. All the acid and balance was gone, as was the body. Perhaps shipping damage?

4/14/2010 - padden Likes this wine:

In my opinion, underrated. Has a bit of barnyard at first, but aeration makes it disappear. Nice balance of fruit, acid, earth and long, chewy tannins.

4/11/2010 - padden wrote:

At its peak, or a bit beyond. A beautiful late-middle-aged lady, old before her time for a 2000, but still beautiful. Tastes of earth and loam and forest floor, but with gentle fruit, acid and mellow tanins. Balanced, but toward the earth more than the frut. A true Bordeaux.

2/13/2010 - padden wrote:

I noticed that the dark fruit and tannins stay with air time, but the acids disappeared completely. Long finish, though. Definitely pop-pour-drink.

1/26/2010 - padden wrote:

Delightful, if simple. Bright berries on the nose, sour cherries on the palate. Bouncy acid followed by gentle, grippy tannins and a hint of vanilla at the end.