96(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , October 2012

Medium red.  Ineffable perfume of strawberry, mocha, coffee and burnished wood and Cuban cigar tobacco tones, lifted by a floral topnote.  Wonderfully thick, even viscous, but with terrific acid cut accentuating the wine's inner-mouth aromatic character.  The combination of layered texture and energy is captivating.  Finishes with great subtle persistence, late-arriving tannins and a mounting smoky quality.  Fabulous now but this is still evolving and should go on for another few decades.

98 Points | Wine Spectator