89 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine

91 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2009

($55-$74) Ruby-red. Sexy aromas and flavors of black- and redcurrant, menthol, licorice and nutty oak, lifted by a violet topnote. Supple, classically dry and quite concentrated, with juicy acidity giving cut to the flavors and extending the finish. A sound tannic spine should ensure at least two decades of development in bottle for this very suave Saint-Julien. This has turned out very well.

90 Points | Wine Spectator