Rating: 92(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 78, May/June 1998. Deep red-ruby color. Currant, loam, tobacco and smoky oak on the nose. Silky, sweet and tender in the middle palate; leather, game and chocolate notes add complexity to the wine strong currant component. Showing slightly less harmoniously than the '96, perhaps due to the bottling, but this thoroughly seductive wine has all the components for future greatness.

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate.

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator.

Rating for France-Bordeaux-Pauillac: 92 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>