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

Good deep ruby-red.  Distinctly wild aromas of dark berries, leather and licorice, with a whiff of game; as in some past years, this called to mind a ripe vintage of Leoville-Las Cases.  Then dense and savory in the mouth but not especially sweet, with superconcentrated dark fruit flavors showing a brambly mountain intensity and attractive spicy lift.  Still extremely backward, this very powerful, youthfully medicinal wine conveys a strong impression of dry extract.  The slowly mounting finish features very strong but fine-grained tannins.  A good percentage of this wine is fermented in barrels in an attempt to soften its huge Spring Mountain tannins.

95-97 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate