appearance: medium intensity, with a very light garnet color.

nose: clean with high intensity, and aromas of wet leaves, dark raspberries, milk-chocolate, and somewhat perfumey.

palate: medium-dryness, with low acid, average tannins and body. flavors of cranberries, sour cherry, and watermelon. the length was really good.

overall: not the most complex burgundy out there. having said that, it does have excellent fruit. the mouthfeel is lush, and the finish is very long. one-dimensional as it is, but that one dimension is excellent. on an off-year, this wine may have been too boring, but 05' made even average wines very good.

i give it a 90.