96 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2012

(61% cabernet franc, 31% merlot, and 4% each cabernet sauvignon and malbec):  Good red-ruby.  Musky aromas of blueberry, licorice and dusty spices.  Dense and sappy, with terrific grip and saline intensity to the dark berry, dark chocolate, clove and mace flavors.  Wonderfully energetic Saint-Emilion style of wine, with exhilarating inner-mouth spice character.  Tannins are serious but suave and perfectly carried by the wine's density of texture and lingering fruit.  A beauty.

100 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate