Subtle wine. Medium-ruby color. Very pretty plumviolet and berry aromas with a hint of earth.Full-bodied with firm tannins and a long freshand fruity aftertaste. Will age for many years tocome but why wait? Classic La Fleur de Gay.--1990Bordeaux retrospective. Drink now. 2000 cases made. –JS

A sensational wine that has developed exceptionally well, this dense, saturated, garnet/purple-colored wine has a super nose of smoke, camphor, mineral, black currant, and blueberry. The oak seems to take a backseat to the wealth of fruit and mineral notes. In the mouth it is full-bodied, with high but ripe tannin, wonderful sweetness, extract, high levels of glycerin, and relatively low acidity. It is a wine of great character, richness, complexity, as well as multiple dimensions. Anticipated maturity: Now-2015. Last tasted, 11/02. - Robert Parker