91-93 Points | International Wine Cellar , April 2012

Inky purple.  Sexy black fruity cocktail on the nose, complicated by grapey, smoky and vanillin nuances.  Rich, dense and suave with juicy, delineated blackberry and black cherry fruit complicated by minerals and fresh flowers.  The smooth finish features spicy chocolate and plum flavors.  Though concentrated and rich, this wine maintains a lovely graceful, high-acid quality that provides for maximum definition of its flavors.  A beautiful wine and one of my sentimental favorites of the vintage.

89-93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate