Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Nice surprise! Bouquet is fondue. It really does smell just like fondue, with some wine-oakiness added. The flavor is really pleasant. Chocolaty, some oak, some dark fruit, decently long-lasting. Great balance between new world and old world, leaning ever-so-slightly to the new world. I really like it. Hard to score, because this to me is as close to a 90 as you can get without being a 90.
Had the rest after letting it breathe a little more, and you can disregard the last statement. It's a really good wine and is well-deserving of a 90.