I love this wine for its heft, polish and sheer razzle-dazzle. It wows with fruity intensity and flatters with decadence, yet never loses elegance and harmony. Rich in ripe, sweet tannins, and succulent in cassis, cocoa and smoky new oak flavors, it’s an ager. Drink now through 2015. ——S.H.(4/1/2006)—— 94