It had been a few years since I last tried this and the overtly ripe menthol and earth-inflected nose has now gone almost entirely secondary yet with no hints of sous-bois in evidence. The big but not robust flavors are still solidly structured with tannins that are riper than the average '90 displays today and I particularly liked the intensity and detail of the finish. This robust, even somewhat rustic, effort clearly has many years of life ahead of it and here the only nit is the lack of truly outstanding depth. I like the power though it would be fair to observe that 1990 is not an elegant vintage for this consistently excellent wine. Tasted many times over the years with largely similar results.

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