| 2007-09-25 20:40 |
IWC: By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec '01
($55) Full medium ruby. Superripe aromas of plum, cherry skin, meat, cedar and lead pencil. Dense, layered, generous fruit flavors of raspberry and plum complicated by almost peppery wood spices. In a drier style, and a bit aggressive on the back end. I'm not sure why I was sent this bottle as a current release, as I have previously reported on the '95 and '96 Baron de Chirel releases; according to my notes, the subsequent vintages show more old-viney concentration and opulence than this '94. (Shaw-Ross International, Miami, FL) 89 points |