92 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2013

Bright purple.  This looks like a much younger wine.  Heady aromas of candied black and blue fruits, garrigue and licorice, with a smoky overtone.  Rich but lively, offering vibrant cherry and boysenberry flavors that gain energy and sweetness with air.  Quite showy, with excellent finishing clarity, soft tannins and lingering sweetness.  Demonstrates the best attributes of this ripe vintage.  The 2009 Gigondas, which I reviewed last year, is showing exceptionally well right now, with an exotic, spice- and floral-accented bouquet of ripe red fruits and supple texture.  It will doubtless age gracefully but I found it to be drinking very well this November.

93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate