In contrast with the aromatic fireworks of the first three vintages, the '97 displays under ripe, somewhat green and borderline unpleasantly vegetal aromas followed by round, supple and easy flavors that have no where near the same sense of breed, depth, complexity and refinement as the prior wines. In fact, I found this hard to like if not technically flawed. While it's not structurally resolved, the less than optimally ripe phenolics suggest that it would be best not to wait too long to pull the cork to preserve what fruit remains.

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