The Underground Wineletter - December 1981/January 1982

Just over 600 cases of this wine were produced making it a near bumper crop for this low yielding vineyard atop Mt. Eden. The color is dark and the nose has a deep, fruity/cassis/tea leaves nose. Loads of fruit and an earthly/oaky quality are backed by substantial tannin. It is a big wine that needs year to mature, yet it is an enigma. There is youthful appeal, yet with a few hours the wine fades and becomes oxidized. This may indicate that the wine doesn’t have staying power. For now the wine is impressive, later who knows. At $25 per bottles it’s an expensive gamble. 16 Very Good