I thought this wine to be austere, compressed and of little hedonistic value. It is attenuated, hard, and unattractive. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2012. Tel. (707) 226-1395 and (800) MONDAVI; fax (707) 251-4386.

Purists will find it thin and tannic, but it also defines the iron-fist-in-a-velvet-glove quality of Stags Leap. Dry and structured, with intricate tannins, its initial impression is austere. Then you start to think about it, and royal complexities are revealed. ——S.H.(12/1/2001)—— 91