See page 45 for detailed tasting notes. The following wines are some of the best of the most recent vintage. Ratings are offered in five-point ranges to reflect the fact that the wines are still very young and will evolve signioficantly between now and the time they come onto the market in the fall of 2001. Well colored, if not as dark as the 1998. Dense, solid tannins go right through the black-fruit component of the wine.
Acidity comes out but is a wholesome part of a ripe-fruited concentrated wine.
Big, chewy tannins but with dense ripe fruit. A concentrated intense wine, with acidity at the end. Very typical of the year. A rich wine, with a manicured sense of style and poise. Shows good juicy character alongside plenty of structure.