95(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2012

Good full, deep red.  Musky red berries, minerals and mocha on the nose, lifted by a floral topnote.  Densely packed and almost viscous in texture yet magically weightless, with superb intensity and lift to the red fruit, crushed stone and mineral flavors.  Offers an uncanny combination of voluptuous texture, inner-mouth perfume and energy.  Finishes saline, tactile, very long and aromatic, with powerful but suave and fully ripe tannins and the spectacular fruit of 2007 at its best.  With its buns of steel, this reminded me of a 2006.

97 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate