93 points -- A dazzling effort, the 1998 boasts an opaque purple color in addition to an exceptional bouquet of smoke, licorice, plums, black raspberries, and blackberries... coffee and chocolate also emerge. Full-bodied, flamboyant, well-delineated, and beautifully balanced, with well-integrated tannin in the powerful, rich finish
Drinking Window: Now to 2020