92 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2010

($51; done in all large French oak, none of it new) Inky purple. Pungent aromas of cassis, boysenberry, cola, violet and candied licorice. Broad, deeply concentrated dark berry flavors show liqueur-like power and intensity, with notes of spicecake and licorice pastille adding nuance. Chewy tannins come up with aeration and linger on the long, clinging finish. Nothing shy about this mouthfilling wine, which needs a strongly seasoned piece of red meat alongside it. (Epicurean Wines, Seattle, WA)

89 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate