A well known wine critic, his name escapes me (yeah right!), once called this a "heckuva wine." I could not agree more. This is firing on all cylinders with a tank of nitrous in reserve. A big, bold , brick wall of an adolescent St. Estephe. Huge nose of iron, beef blood, green pepper (that subsides), tobacco, graphite, black cherry, cassis, and pencil. Wow! Palate ups the ante with incredible richness and delineation of the above flavors. This really is a masculine wine. Still some tannin to sort, I see nothing but upside with this wine. It will not equal the amazing 1989, but this puppy is a complete winner! 95+ Pts