"A dazzling effort the 1998 boasts an opaque purple color in addition to an exceptional bouquet of smoke licorice plums black raspberries and blackberries. As the wine sits in the glass coffee and chocolate also emerge. Full-bodied flamboyant well-delineated and beautifully balanced as well as layered with well-integrated tannin in the powerful rich finish this 1998 will be at its best between 2003-2020." 93 Points Wine Advocate