93 points Neal Martin's Wine Journal: "A deep garnet hue. This has a superb nose, incredibly pure with black cherries, violets, blueberries and cassis – very youthful but naturally, very tight. The palate is full-bodied, dense, muscular tannins, very concentrated with a liquorice-infused middle with a tannic, grippy, nigh brutish finish that develops a touch of dark chocolate with time in the glass." (08/2007)