Suckling 98 – best ever for these Cobos single vineyards, equal to the $400 Volturno and better than most vintages of the $400 Cobos:
Purple fruit with black licorice, white pepper and cloves. Full-bodied with layers of chewy and polished tannins and a great finish. Sage undertones to the minerals. Chalky and structured. Great finish. Needs three or four years of bottle age. Give it time to soften.
The Wine Spectator also rates this equal to the $400 Vulturno:
Generous, delivering a ripe berry and plum core seated on a plush frame, with underbrush and abundant spice notes folding in. The fruit never quits and continues to linger, even after a wave of chocolate mousse chimes in on the finish around suave tannins. Drink now through 2030.