Reviews 95 points Wine Advocate "...it has a comparatively introspective bouquet with blackberry, warm gravel, blood orange and raspberry coulis. It opens nicely with aeration although it retains some of its saturnine nature that was apparently remarked upon its release. The palate is medium-bodied with an attractive, edgy bitter note on the entry. The tannins are a little coarse compared to other vintages but harmonious in the mouth. It is interwoven by edgy, crisp acidity with touches of cooked meat and mandarin, plus a little liquorice towards the sappy, succulent finish. (NM)" 93 points John Gilman "...offering up scents of black raspberries, pipe tobacco, a touch of tariness, a superb base of soil tones, just a whisper of bell pepper, lovely spice tones and new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with a fine sense of gentle reserve (again, out of magnum), lovely focus and grip, moderate tannins and a very, very long, complex and gently warm finish. (JG)"