"The 2011 Lirac Cuvee Reservee (50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and the rest Cinsault, Mourvedre and Carignan) offers dense, ripe, black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with licorice, forest floor and underbrush. This spicy, fleshy, succulent red possesses both structure and depth. Consume this impressive Lirac over the next 3-4 years."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #208, August 2013), 90 pts + BEST BUY

"The 2011 Lirac Cuvee Reservee (50% Grenache, 30% Syrah and the rest Cinsault, Mourvedre and Carignan) offers dense, ripe, black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with licorice, forest floor and underbrush. This spicy, fleshy, succulent red possesses both structure and depth. Consume this impressive Lirac over the next 3-4 years."
"A rounded, friendly style, with a core of plum, blackberry coulis and crushed boysenberry notes, followed by red licorice and lightly singed apple wood accents. A briary echo offsets the juicy fruit. Drink now through 2014. 3,500 cases made. –JM"
"Dark ruby. Ripe boysenberry, cherry and floral pastille scents are given a spicy touch by a suggestion of white pepper. Fleshy and broad on entry, offering bitter cherry and blue fruit flavors that become more taut with air. Plenty rich, but there's good tension here as well. Closes smoky, spicy and long, with an echo of candied flowers and smooth tannins lending grip. - Josh Raynolds"
"The medium to full-bodied 2015 Lirac Cuvee Reservee (that's the American label, elsewhere it's just labeled Lirac) shows a more evolved, rustic character than the 2016. It’s leathery and plummy, still with lovely spice notes, but already drying out a bit on the palate. Drink it over the next year or two. - Joe Czerwinski"
"Intensely ripe and velvety, this full-bodied, slightly warming red offers loads of richly extracted black-cherry and blackberry flavors. Bold, gripping tannins and hints of graphite and granite lend structure and elegance, but it's a decadent, big-boned wine that needs time to meld. Enjoy from 2020–2026 - ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA"