The dense ruby/purple-colored 1998 The Blend (35% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 30% Cabernet Franc, aged 15 months in French oak) offers a complex Bordeaux-like aromatic profile of spice box, cedar, plums, anise, and black currants. Medium-bodied, with sweet tannin and a touch of oak, it will drink well for 7-8 years.
Importer: Rock Creek Wine Merchants, Bethesda, MD; (301) 530-5388