91 Robert Parker
The wine displays oodles of strawberry jam intermixed with kirsch, dusty, loamy soil notes, garrigue, spice box and vanillin. It is full-bodied, opulent, very flamboyant and showy, with a hint of chalky minerality to add complexity and precision. It should drink well for up to 15 or more years.
16 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Florales Nasenbild, feine Röstnoten, Schwarzbrotkruste und frische Pflaumen, schön ausladend. Mittelschlanker Gaumen, Blattnoten, Zwetschgenschalen mit einer gewissen Bitterkeit. Besser als sonst aber auch noch nicht wirklich toll.
87 Wine Spectator
Fresh, with a floral edge leading the way for gentle red currant, plum and tobacco notes. A twinge of iron marks the finish, but this stays rounded and gentle. Almost too easy in the end. Drink now through 2016. 14,580 cases made. — JM