94 Points | International Wine Cellar , January 2010

($200) Deep medium ruby. Expressive and intriguing nose offers boysenberry, pepper, graphite, licorice and botanical herbs, with a roasted topnote suggesting full ripeness. Sweet, lush and very deep, but noteworthy more for its power and pungency than its nuance today. Still, the density and purity of its dark berry and balsamic flavors, as well as the wine's underlying minerality, suggest it will be a beauty 12 or 15 years from now. Finishes with firm, dusty tannins and outstanding depth of baby fat.