92 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2003

($75; 55% grenache, 40% carignan and 5% merlot; the crop level was reportedly just 15 hectoliters per hectare) Saturated ruby. Superripe grenache-dominated aromas of roasted berries and melted chocolate. Rich, dense and large-scaled, but with firm minerality and brisk acids almost magically giving the superripe flavors a cool aspect. Flavors of graphite, licorice and liquefied minerals. An impressively weighty wine with excellent thrust and grip. (European Cellars, Charlotte, NC)