91 pts from Wine Spectator! Dense in texture and disctinctive in flavor, with floral, spicy, peppery notes swirling around the black cherry flavor at the core. Has more fruit and less obvious oak than previous vintages; as a result it feels a bit raucous now, but there's plenty of character packed into it. Best after 1999. 1,832 cases made. H.S. Wine Spectator Sept 1999