Exhibits scents of pineapples, marmalade, white currants, and spicy oak accompanied by very good acidity buttressed by a medium to full-bodied, layered, powerful yet elegant wine. It should keep 4-6 years.
International Wine Cellar
Stephen Tanzer
May / June 2007
Score: 91 points (100 possible)
Hazy yellow. Smoky, iodine-accented peach and pear scents, with an exotic cherry pit quality. Lush and creamy, with intense mineral notes complementing ripe orchard fruit flavors. An intriguing cinnamon element emerges with aeration and carries through the long, juicy finish. The vines here are reportedly 30 years old.
Wine Spectator
James Laube
10/31/07
92 points
Fragrant, with rich fig, floral, honeysuckle and spicy ginger and hazelnut-scented oak, this is smooth and polished on the palate, with broad layers of complex fruit and wood. Drink now through 2011.
