Château Clos de Sarpe 1998

The 1998 is a structured, closed but enormously concentrated, rich, full-bodied effort that should turn out to be a sleeper of the vintage. My only reservation is the high tannin level, which seems ripe and reasonably well-integrated. There are dazzling levels of black fruits intermixed with mineral, crushed stone, licorice, and vanillin characteristics. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2022. Score - 90. (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, April 2001)