Rating: 93(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 99, November/December 2001 ($140) Full medium ruby. Clean, sharply delineated nose combines bright black raspberry and floral flavors with pain epice and bitter chocolate. Offers wonderful sweetness and thrust; a densely packed wine with terrific structure and verve. Finishes with huge but fine tongue-dusting tannins. Perhaps marginally less rich than the only previous release of this cuvee, the '94, but more ...

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 136

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 136 on Aug-01

Rating for Spain-Dominiaciones de Origen (DO)-Rioja: 82 (slightly worse than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: quite possibly over the hill<br/>