Rating for United States-California: 95 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>

tobacco, graphite, leather, raisin. has legs, medium-very dry, extremely dense color at rim. unbelievable!! 3/2013 93 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Good deep ruby-red. Complex aromas of currant, licorice, graphite, bitter chocolate, smoked meat, tobacco and brown spices. Began juicy, penetrating and quite youthfully unevolved, but aeration brought a suppler, rounder texture and more generosity to this impressively structured wine. Complicating notes of bitter cherry, menthol and minerals. This will require a good eight to ten years of aging but the substantial tannins are sweet and lush. Very long, pure and powerful on the finish. (06/2008)

full bodied complex berries and spice smooth finish soft tannins and developed flavors each minute

11/19/09

Smooth