Base neck fill or better; light label condition issue
Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from a distributor
Light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill
Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail
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The wine is medium to full-bodied, with admirable purity, a sweet, lush mid-palate, and ripe tannin in the finish. The top-notch 1997 is a classic, restrained.
Lush and sweet but fresh, with a firm edge of acidity giving shape to the flavors...The tannins are suave and fine.