While one taster found this wine disturbingly close to vegetal, others were more enthusiastic, calling it soft and expansive. There’s some red fruit on the nose, but the flavors are darker, more akin to blackberry according to this wine’s proponents.——W.E.(9/1/2005)—— 86

It’s a big, thick wine with hefty tannins and acidity; very dry and rather austere. It’s not likely to improve in the bottle like a big Cabernet, but with the right foods--braised ribs--it could be just the right thing.——S.H.(9/1/2000)—— 87