This wine has a healthy medium-to-dark ruby/purple color. It is blueberry, mineral, and earth-scented and has an intense, concentrated, masculine, medium-to-full-bodied character packed with stones, juicy blackberries, and oak spices. It is complex and moderately powerful, but it is lacking in length. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2007.
Importer: Dreyfus Ashby, New York, NY; tel (212) 818-0770.