"Assertive red fruit and floral pastille aromas show very good energy and focus, with a spicy element adding complexity. Juicy and pliant on the palate, offering gently sweet, nicely concentrated raspberry and cherry flavors and a hint of allspice. Subtle tannins build slowly on the long, smooth finish. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (October 2015), 91 pts
"Lively, vibrant and juicy, with raspberry, floral and green pepper-corn flavors that zip easily across the refined tannins, finishing pointed and persistent. Drink now through 2022. –H.S."
- Wine Spectator (October 2014), 91 pts
"From vines planted in 1999, this nicely oaked effort shows full ripeness without sacrificing details of forest and mushroom. Cherry cola, iron ore and a palate-pleasing dose of barrel toast all contribute to the lengthy finish."
- Wine Enthusiast (October 2014), 92 pts
"Ruby-red. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, exotic spices and potpourri, backed by subtle woodsmoke and incense notes. Sweet, seamless and focused on the palate, offering intense raspberry liqueur, spicecake and cola flavors that are lifted by a spine of juicy acidity. Delivers a solid punch but comes off lithe; a suave candied rose note drives the gently tannic finish. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (January 2018), 93 pts
