From the very good 1988 vintage and scoring 92100 parker points opaque purplegarnet with a touch of amber at the edge this sexy rich effort is more pleasurable aromatically than on the palate however it possesses multiple dimensions as well as abundant aromas of cedar damp forest spice box and asian spices the soaring bouquet suggested the wine was more mature in flavor than it turned out to be the wine is dense with a firm noticeably tannic edge full body and concentrated powe