75 Robert Parker
The 1978 is not terribly different from the 1979, and suffers from the same ills--lack of depth, grip, and body. Medium ruby with some amber at the edge, this medium-bodied wine tastes soft, ripe, a trifle diffuse and unstructured, and short and bland in the finish. Drink up! Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 6/87.
The 1978 is not terribly different from the 1979, and suffers from the same ills--lack of depth, grip, and body. Medium ruby with some amber at the edge, this medium-bodied wine tastes soft, ripe, a trifle diffuse and unstructured, and short and bland in the finish. Drink up! Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 6/87.