94 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2012

(77% cabernet franc, 15% merlot and 8% petit verdot):  Good medium red.  Stunning high-pitched perfume of strawberry, cherry, rose petal and pepper.  Then dense, round, thick and seamless, with highly concentrated flavors of red berries, flowers and spices.  Manages to be wonderfully silky and taut at the same time, thick yet weightless from start to very long finish.  This wonderfully perfumed wine displays even sweeter tannins than the Ciel du Cheval bottling.  It may not be quite as velvety as the outstanding 2009 version but it offers great aromatic character and energy and is a superb reflection of its cooler year.  I look forward to revisiting this beauty in six or seven years.