Toasty oak leads the way here, with hints of cherry, blackberry, spice and herbs on the finish. Moderate in length.——W.E.(11/1/2003)—— 84

So young, fresh and frisky, it's a puppy of a wine, filled with exuberant wild-berry flavors, especially red ones, like red rasberry and strawberry. The acidity is high enough to tingle the palate, and yet it's weirdly soft, It's as if all the tannins had been strained out.——S.H.(12/15/2001)—— 85