93-95 Barrel sample. Very rich and dense, solid, chunky textured wine. The tannins are severe, very firm, suggesting a wine with considerable power.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Deliciously fruity, with chocolate notes and acidity. The wine has dense but soft tannins that merge seamlessly into the black fruits. It is ripe, sweet, densely juicy.
— R.V.
(2/1/2012)
92-94. Barrel sample. Packed with dark tannins and spicy wood, the wine is rich, dark and very structured. It is powered as much by its tannins as its wood.
— R.V.
(5/11/2012)
91-93 Barrel sample. Very pure black currant fruits pour out of the glass with this wine. Yes, there are tannins, but the fruit is uplifting, fresh and very vibrant. Delicious, and likely to remain so .
— R.V.
(6/20/2006)
91-93 Finely structured, richly juicy fruit, packed with ripe tannins and great swathes of rich blackberry. It is intense, as well as well integrated.
— R.V.
(6/25/2011)
90-92 Barrel sample. Balanced, open wine, full of ripe blackcurrant fruits. It has a fine, rich density which shows well alongside the acidity of a young wine. It finishes with delicious black fruits.
— R.V.
(12/31/2009)
This is a wine that’s full of blackberry flavor, with elegant fruitiness and sweet tannins. It may miss the firm structure of the vintage, but it makes up for that with its forward, ripe fruitiness.
— R.V.
(2/1/2013)
90–92. Barrel sample. This fruity wine is soft and open with flavors of ripe red-berry fruits and fresh acidity. It’s expressive with immediately attractive tannins.
— R.V.
(4/11/2013)