The sort of wine that really needs to be experienced, rather than written about, because comments about it don’t do justice to how attractive it is. It smells like acorns and iron ore—metallic, yes, but powerfully so, and not at all shrill. In the mouth it offers thick, wooly tannins and an iron-steely spine, with juicy plum and black cherry flavors. Atypical and very enjoyable. Imported by Epic Wines.——D.T.(8/1/2005)—— 90