| Wine Notes: | 13.0% alc; 87 points: A strong, spicy nose opens into a clean and bracing wine, with a firm structure, full flavors and ripe, fresh fruit. It’s not as over the top and user-friendly as the enormously popular 1998 and 1999 versions, but it’s a darn fine every day go-to bottle. (WE, P.G., 2/1/02); 86 points: Bright and juicy, a lively mouthful of pear and melon fruit, with spicy notes sneaking in on the open-textured finish. Drink now through 2003. 530,000 cases made. (WS Web Only;HS) |