WE90+90–95 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 12/31/2008
Opening aroma is smoked, waxy, nutty and intensely grainy; aeration adds a buttery succulence and a fruity ripeness. Entry is toffee-like, grainy sweet and honeyed; the midpalate stage is all butter, cream, smoked trout, rousted nuts, bacon fat, bacon rind and spice. Delightful finish is potent, grainy and honeyed.
WE8787 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 5/1/1997
Rich gold luster. Medium-bodied. Honey, candied pecans, brown spice. Attractive caramel aromas reveal a sweetness up front. Rounded mouthfeel with a lingering spiced honey-note through the finish give this an effortlessly drinkable appeal.
WE85+85–89 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 12/1/2008
The bouquet features charred paper smells of toasted walnuts, roasted chestnuts, paraffin, cardboard, parchment, dry grain and herbs. Entry is grainy sweet and moderately oily; the midpalate stage is loaded with grainy breakfast cereal flavors and, at times, even comes off like oatmeal. Ends well on an oily, satiny note.
