“95 rating. Deep-pitched, smoke- and mineral-accented black and blue fruit, olive and floral pastille aromas are complemented by a strong suggestion of exotic spices. Fleshy, concentrated and alluringly sweet, offering palate-staining, spice-tinged black currant and boysenberry flavors that tighten up on the back half. Densely packed yet lively in style, finishing with powerful mineral thrust and dusty tannins that meld steadily with the wine's potent dark fruit.”

“****(*) rating … the nose is well upholstered, has a rich depth, blackberry fruit that gleams, is inviting, gives a sunny Cornas. There palate hands out a good stream of black berry fruit with rolling tannic prompts, good powder fineness in them … the fruit and the tannins are lucid, and there’s a grand gain in assertion, just as it should.”