4% Merlot; 2% Petit Verdot. One of California's most famous wine's, and one its most expensive also, comes through in flying colors in this challenging vintage. Its trademark cherries, currants, cocoa, loam and hints of herbs are joined by rich oakiness in the outgoing aromas and again in the wine's plush, deep and wholly inviting flavors. It is polished and round on the palate and finds a streak of fine-grained tannins creeping in at the back to give the wine a bit of spine and to suggest that e...

Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 10 notes)

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

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