92 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2012

Good full, bright ruby-red.  Inviting aromas of black raspberry, graphite, charcoal, tobacco and crushed stone.  Lush and thick on entry, then densely packed and fine-grained, with excellent energy and definition to its concentrated, lightly medicinal flavors of black cherry, licorice and minerals.  Boasts terrific volume for this bottling, and a long finish that features building, ripe tannins. There's excellent sweetness here but the wine's youthfully medicinal character argues for at least four or five years of patience.

90 Points | Wine Spectator