This wine has been consistently impressive and my rating has never deviated by more than two points. In the March, 1995 tasting, the wine was still very youthful, with almost a barrel sample-like, saturated purple color, and a big, rich, jammy, cassis nose intertwined with scents of herbs and smoky oak. Full-bodied, sweet, pure, and expansive, with well-integrated acidity and soft tannin, this large-scaled, rich wine can be drunk now, but it remains extremely young and unevolved. It will keep for another 15+ years. It is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage.