96 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2013

(half grenache and half mourvedre):  Inky purple.  A sexy, highly perfumed bouquet displays scents of blackberry and cherry liqueur, allspice and potpourri, with a bright mineral overtone.  Smells like a ripe, exotic rendition of Clos de Beze.  Palate-staining red and dark berry flavors expand with air and pick up notes of spicecake and lavender pastille.  The mineral quality comes back strong on an impressively long, penetrating, gently tannic finish.

99+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate