93 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2007

($85; a blend based on 35% syrah and 31% cabernet sauvignon) Opaque violet. Deep, ripe cherry and plum on the nose, with exotic baking spice and gingerbread building with air. Lush dark berry liqueur flavors are deep and sweet but possess good grip, finishing with light, dusty tannins and excellent persistence. Really stains the palate with sweet, precise fruit and minerality and possesses more energy than the 2004 version, which is a beauty in its own right. Incidentally, both of these wines include 1% of sauvignon blanc.

88 Points | Wine Spectator

94 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate