89 Connoisseurs Guide to Wine

"Vying for high honors as one of the better values around, this deeply satisfying red blend counts insistent fruit as the first of its many assets, but it also shows a degree of complexity and depth rarely seen at the price with involving elements of olives, toffee and sweet spice joining its full complement of currants and cherries. It is very solidly built, and, while its supportive tannins provide the structural framework for five to eight years of aging, they, like the wine's many varied parts, are seamlessly integrated and never so much as even slightly severe. This one is a winner."