Currant, plum, coffee and vanilla flavors throughout. If you can still find this wine, buy it. Good balance and structure. Cherry, plum, a hint of tobacco and chocolate. A bold wine with layers of flavors from currant berries, smoke and oak.
Firm tannins with a smoky oak and currant layers.
Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year. Good fruit upfront and in the middle with silky tannins. Enjoyable right now. Uncertain as to how long it will keep. My second place bordeaux out of the pack.