86-89 Points | International Wine Cellar , April 2012

Inky, glass-staining purple.  Graphite and minerals on the reticent nose and palate, with subdued black fruits in the background.  This wine's fruit is trying to fight its way out from beneath the tannic shroud.  It will need plenty of time to come around, but it remains to be seen if the fruit can hold out until the tannins begin to recede.

91-94 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate