91 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2008

($27) Bright medium ruby. Superripe aromas of raspberry, dark cherry, leather, licorice, chocolate and graphite, all lifted by a violet topnote. Lush, ripe and minerally, with a suave, fine-grained texture to the raspberry and floral flavors. Brisk but harmonious acids leaven the almost liqueur-like impression of sweetness. Finishes long, with lovely texture and snap. A terrific value. (Unfortunately, both of my samples of the 2006 J. Alberto malbec, though rich and liqueur-like, showed a slightly stewy, pruney character, and struck me as distinctly over the top.)

88 Points | Wine Spectator

89 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate