One could argue that there is a little more toasty pungency than is needed in this wine's moderately intense nose, but there is no disputing that there is also plenty of very deep fruit at work as well. Fleshy and full on the palate and so fruity in flavor that its trim of toast becomes a faint afterthought, the wine shows fine length and balance with a good chance for a few further years of improvement.

Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 53 notes)

Rating for United States-California: 87 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>

Drink in 2010