93 pts - Wine Advocate
["Even better from bottle than it was from cask, this wine has the potential to score even higher as it evolves. Unfortunately, because the yield was only 25 hectoliters per hectare, a very small amount of wine from this 6.5-acre vineyard of 50 year old v
93 pts - Wine Spectator
["Quite lush, with deftly toasted blackberry, plum and fig fruit carried by enticing Christmas pudding and Valrhona chocolate notes. Has hefty grip on the finish, which really pumps out the dark fruit. Very solid, but will surely need some time to stretch
90 pts - Vinous
["(100% merlot; 14.9% alcohol) Deep purple-ruby. Superripe aromas of dark plum, kirsch, licorice and chocolate. Fat and soft but with good freshness to its flavors of blackberry, licorice and herbs. This densely packed, fleshy wine finishes smooth but wit