| 2009: 90 Points - Josh Raynolds, Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellars: "Vivid ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of red and dark berry preserves and potpourri, with an exotic apricot nuance in the background. A smoky quality builds with air and carries onto the palate, which offers sweet raspberry and blackberry flavors. A deep, chewy wine that possesses unlikely finesse, finishing with very good clarity and spicy persistence." |