This estate has a tendency to turn out tough-textured, hard, ageworthy wines. While that may be a worthy goal in many vintages, it was not a desirable agenda for producing an attractive 1992. This medium-bodied wine is loaded down with an excessive amount of tannin for its fragile fruit constitution. The result is a tough, hard, sharply tannic wine that will dry out long before its tannin melts away.