Rating: 90-93 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 90, May/June 2000. Saturated, bright ruby-blue. Sappy, spicy aromas of cassis, blackberry, blueberry and roast coffee. Powerful mountain-style cabernet, with intense flavors of black fruits, licorice, shoe polish and wintermint, and strong underlying backbone. Here, too, the tannins are less sweet than those of the extraordinary '97 yet coat the entire palate. Not quite as superripe or generous as the '97, but then not many wines are. The harvest in these vines began in the second week of November and ended in early December.

Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 141.

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator.

Rating for United States-California: 85 (slightly worse than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: drink now<br/>