...The color is intense ruby/purple. The nose offers up notes of creme de cassis and sweet black cherries intermixed with nicely-infused toasty oak mineral and floral notes. The acidity seems low in this full-bodied expressive rich multi-layered wine with a terrific texture and exceptional purity. This is a superb 1998 and certainly one of the finest wines of the vintage. It is also one heck of a debut wine from this small operation ...