98 James Suckling
Very attractive and vibrant purple berries, dark cherries, blueberries, fresh earth and violets on the nose. This is a pretty wine with real purpose. The palate delivers a sleeve of perfectly ripe dark-plum and blueberry flavors and makes a deep-set impression via succulent, lustrous tannins that roll smooth and deep. Fresh, earthy finish. Superb wine. Try from 2024.
96 Robert Parker
The 2015 La Violette is medium to deep garnet-purple with fragrant scents of potpourri, dried lavender, bouquet garni and cigar boxes over a core of warm plums, blueberry compote and cassis plus a waft of underbrush. Full-bodied, rich and opulent in the mouth and packed with black fruit and spice layers, it's framed with a firm yet velvety structure and oodles of freshness, finishing long.
95 Wine Spectator
A hedonist style, with a caressing feel to the boysenberry and raspberry fruit flavors that meld into fruit cake and melted licorice notes on the velvety finish. This wine has flair.—J.M.
18 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Süsses, parfümiert wirkendes Bouquet, Damassinepflaumen, Pflümlitresterton, kandierte Cakesfrüchte und Holundersirup. Im Gaumen eine Delikatesse, helle Pralinen und Earlgreyteenoten. Ein sehr femininer, zarter Pomerol. Aber dann doch nicht ganz so zart wie sein Preis! Der 2010er kostet um 1000 Franken im Markt. 18/20 2022 – 2038
Very attractive and vibrant purple berries, dark cherries, blueberries, fresh earth and violets on the nose. This is a pretty wine with real purpose. The palate delivers a sleeve of perfectly ripe dark-plum and blueberry flavors and makes a deep-set impression via succulent, lustrous tannins that roll smooth and deep. Fresh, earthy finish. Superb wine. Try from 2024.