Tasting Notes:The vines, planted in 1988 and 1989, are in decomposed granite type soil. Grapes are destemmed, hand-sorted, crushed, pumped into stainless-steel tanks, left for five days before pressing and aged in barrel for 20 months, 45% in new French oak and the balance in older barrels. The result is a wine that is age-worthy for 5-10 years, bone-dry yet exhibits a lovely sweet fruit on the palate with a long, firm finish.

"Ripe and focused, with alluring mint and cocoa notes up front, followed by velvety tannins that carry dark currant, warm fig sauce and coffee notes through the long finish. There's impressive latent grip as well. Drink now through 2012. 500 cases imported. –JM"- Wine Spectator.