1998 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret Magnum The opaque purple-colored 1998 Reserve Claret a blend of 60% Merlot 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot reveals red and black fruit scents intermixed with vanilla underbrush and mocha/coffee. It is long and opulently-textured with low acidity fabulous fruit a succulent expansive mid-palate and a blockbuster long finish. This is compelling stuff! Drink it over the next 12-15 years. The limited production Reserve cuvee 280 cases is an expression of California winemaking at its most compelling. RP
