90 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2012

(35% merlot, 35% cabernet sauvignon, 20% tempranillo and 10% syrah, aged for 14 months in two- thirds new and one-third one-year-old French oak):  Bright ruby.  A highly perfumed nose displays raspberry, cherry, pungent herbs, rose and mocha.   Fleshy and sweet but also sharply focused, with a suave floral quality to the flavors of red berries, candied cherry and vanilla.   Lush and broad but lively, finishing with silky tannins and good floral persistence.