94(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2002

($795) Deep red-ruby color. Liqueur-like aromas of roasted redcurrant, plum, mint and burnished wood. Thick, powerful and unrefined; a superripe, huge wine with elevated alcohol. Seemed to take on more shape and grip as it opened in the glass. Finishes fresh but hugely tannic, with somewhat aggressive tannins, a hint of alcoholic warmth and superb persistence. I thought this was the '82. Drink from 2008 through 2025.

93 Points | Wine Spectator

95 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate