96 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2012

Saturated deep ruby-red.  Pungent, brooding, very ripe aromas and flavors of cassis, blueberry, licorice, bitter chocolate, espresso and minerals, along with hints of spices and underbrush.  Large-scaled, rich and deep, with superb chewy ripeness and terrific mineral lift.  At once plush and powerful, boasting the texture of a first growth, with a near-perfect sugar/acid balance.  The palate-staining finish features substantial ripe, chewy tannins and rising length.  This should evolve gracefully in bottle for two or three decades.

95 Points | Wine Spectator

98 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate