Fully mature, this dark plum-colored wine has taken on considerable amber at a relatively accelerated pace. The wine exhibits a sweet nose of tar, roasted herbs, black cherry and plum fruit with a hint of prune. The wine is medium-bodied with some subtle oak thrown in the flavor mix, which mirrors the aromatics. Soft, round, with some slightly firm tannins still noticeable in the finish, this wine needs to be drunk up over the next 6-7 years. Anticipated maturity: Now-2007. Last tasted, 3/02.