90 Points | International Wine Cellar , January 2012

(made from fruit grown in Vinsobres, Cairanne and Rasteau):  Deep ruby.  Pungent, spice-accented aromas of black and blue fruits, olive and cola, with a sexy floral quality gaining strength with air.  At once deep and lively, with powerful blueberry and bitter cherry flavors given spine and lift by smoky minerality.  Closes with excellent clarity and length, leaving notes of violet and berry preserves behind.  This wine always punches well above its weight--no surprise, as Jean-Louis Chave told me he gets fruit "only from great appellations."