"Lots of blueberries and ripe fruit. Cassis, too. It’s full-bodied and very ripe with lots of new wood. A little overdone and old-school, but some may like the slightly jammy and vanilla-dominated character. Drink now."

- James Suckling (October 2020), 89 pts

"Saturated maroon. Expansive spice- and smoke-accented dark berry, cherry cola, candied flowers and pipe tobacco on the highly perfumed nose. Sweet and gently chewy on the palate, offering intense black currant, cherry preserve and floral pastille flavors and building vanilla and mocha flourishes. Smooth, even tannins add structure and gentle grip to a long, dark-fruit-driven finish, which leaves smoke, vanilla and spice notes behind. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (February 2021), 94 pts

"This wine is garnet-­ruby colored in the glass, with a pale violet-colored meniscus. In the bouquet there are aromas of red plum, new car leather and ripe cherry, with flavors of dried herbs, cedar, tobacco leaf, and ripe red and black fruits. The tannins are silky, the mouthfeel is round and generous, and the finish goes on for days. Drink through 2042. - Mike DeSimone"

- Wine Enthusiast (September 2023), 96 pts