88 Points | International Wine Cellar , January 2011

($30-$38; 63% grenache, 34% syrah and 3% mourvedre) Vivid ruby. Perfumed aromas of cherry, incense, bitter chocolate and licorice. Supple, dense and smoky, with good restraint to its spicy blackcurrant and bitter cherry flavors. Nicely tactile but a bit rigid, with good finishing lift and a hint of candied flowers. (Michael Skurnik Wines, Syosset, NY; North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA; Dionysus Imports, Lorton, VA; Ideal Wines, Medford, MA)

89 Points | Wine Spectator