2007-10-26 01:25 |
IWC: By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 07
($167; cabernet sauvignon with bits of cabernet franc and merlot; aged two years in all new oak) Deep ruby-red. Explosive, slightly wild nose offers blackcurrant, musky game, mocha and smoky, charred oak; lower-toned than the Estate Red. Lush and fine-grained, with dense, dramatic flavors of black fruits, licorice and minerals. Has a texture of liquid velvet; perhaps even broader than the Estate Red but without quite the same energy or depth. But these tannins are wonderfully suave. This will reward a few years of aging, but it has considerable sex appeal today. 93 points |