91/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Good, deep and youthful colour, the bouquet complex and mellow, with overt blackcurrant ripe cabernet fruit as well as a toasty aged patina. The palate is medium-bodied and soft, mellow, ready to drink, but lacking the intensity and drive of a great vintage.
Tasted: 20/08/2018
Drink: 2018 to 2018
94 Points James Halliday
Deep purple-red; sweet cassis fruit and powerful but integrated oak on the bouquet lead into a power-packed palate, rich and deep, with tannins providing a sledgehammer finish. History shows that the tannins will in fact soften. Drink to 2015.
Source: James Halliday. October, 1999