66.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot, 13.9% Cabernet Franc, 4.9% Petit Verdot

Robert Parker: 95, James Suckling: 94

Robert Parker: The impression is one of a structured wine with considerable density, a ruby/purple color, layers of flavor, and a classic overall personality. The wine exhibits pure black currant, licorice-infused fruit, huge body, a viscous mid-palate, and a long, heady finish. I suspect this wine won’t be nearly as charming as the 2003 in its youth, but it hasn’t yet closed down, and I am amazed at just how rich, intense, and full-bodied it tastes even after bottling. This is certainly one of the half dozen or so candidates for wine of the vintage.