92 points -- ... boasts a dense plum/purple color as well as a sweet bouquet of balsam wood, dried herbs, black cherries, currants, plums, and figs. Full-bodied, powerful, and tannic, it is not a Chateauneuf du Pape for those wanting immediate gratification... I am not convinced it is a profound as the 1998 or 1990, but it is a top-flight effort
Drinking Window: Now to 2020