Color is dark ruby, not quite purple. Nose first says toasted/charred oak, leather and tar with cassis, cherry fruit, perhaps a hint of eucalyptus. In the mouth the wine is medium to full-bodied, with plenty of oak and fruit, lots of smooth ripe tannins
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3/21/2010 - buckeye76 wrote: 88 Points
BLACK CHERRIES AND LICORICE IN THE NOSE WITH BLACK CHERRIES IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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2/3/2002 - dbg wrote:
dark red, blackberry, cassis, good ripe fruit, still fairly tannic,
very good to excellent
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3/29/2001 - dbg wrote:
much richer than the '97 at this time
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2/27/1999 - dbg wrote:
Color is dark ruby, not quite purple. Nose first says
toasted/charred oak, leather and tar with cassis, cherry fruit,
perhaps a hint of eucalyptus. In the mouth the wine is medium to
full-bodied, with plenty of oak and fruit, lots of smooth ripe
tannins
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