94(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2013

Good medium ruby.  Cool, brooding aromas of cassis, licorice, leather, flowers, dusty brown spices and graphite minerality.  Dense and thick on entry, then wonderfully precise and animated in the middle; manages to be brooding and powerful yet also seamless and light on its feet.  A real essence of mountain berry flavor saturates the palate, with savory, almost peppery acidity carrying the fruit on the very long, vibrant back end.  This should gain in complexity with bottle aging.  (The superb 2009 bottling, which I again rated 94 points in March, is a plusher and sweeter wine that offers great immediate appeal.  But this 2010 should outclass it in the long run.)

93+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate