Although the assemblage has yet to be completed, cask samples suggest a dark violet, dense-coloured Monte Bello with cassis & bay leaf aromas, & sweet fruit & solid ripe tannins on the palate. The winemaking mantle is now worn by Eric Baugher, who believes this to be one of the greatest vintages of Monte Bello. Drinking 2020 &8211; 2030. Shipping Spring 2013.