The appearance is still of a very intense wine with a red/black mixture that is impenetrable to the eye. On the bouquet that this wine shows particularly savory characters with nuts, fennel and herbal...

Rating: 92(+?) - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on Jul-03

Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 148 on Aug-03

just a great, big bold, but intertwined finesse of fruit leading to chocolate layers. fantastic, and probably the best bottle of wine I've ever had. rated 96/97