92 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2009

($30; a Bordeaux blend based on 54% merlot and 32% cabernet sauvignon) Deep ruby-red. Enticing aromas of black raspberry, tobacco, licorice and fresh herbs. Lush, broad and sweet but firmly built, with a slightly exotic candied fruit quality giving this seriously concentrated wine plenty of early sex appeal. Finishes sweet and plummy, with a fine dusting of tannins and excellent length. Aged for 20 months in 50% new French oak. (Unfortunately, there was no new release of the winery's flagship Peter Barlow cabernet sauvignon in the market this winter.)

89 Points | Wine Spectator