Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.2

2011: all varieties. Meaty, lavender, garden herbs, smoky, but still very vibrant red fruit. Lovely vibrancy of red fruit and all Mouvedre and Grenache aromatics. Sweet fruit, juicy acidity, hot indian spice and liquorice. Plum, cherry, spiced. Quite ready now. — 11 years ago

romo

9.2

A bit hot. Great nose. — 11 years ago

Adrian Bryksa

Blogger YYCWine.com, Contributor Culinaire

9.0

Nose: raspberry, currant, vanilla bean, cedar, wet clay

Palate: raspberry, fig, sweet black tea, cherry. Explosive attack, a little hot and sugary. Let it breathe. — 12 years ago

Eugênio Oliveira

10

2003,hot year, but it was perfect pairing a confit. — 11 years ago

Kyle Schlachter

Writer Colorado Wine Press

9.2

Hot, strawberry jam, leather, mint. Big, but not over the top. — 11 years ago

with Ricky

Brian Miller

9.0

We'll done for the style: big, bold, deep. Varietal, dark, touch of lavender, coffee candy. A little hot on the finish. — 12 years ago

Kelly Keene

9.5

Very bold, strong, long finish, good. NOT as good after opened for awhile — 12 years ago

Brian Grech

9.8

Such a treat. Not syrupy or hot, just a mellow nectar of the gods. Ruby color aged into a tawnier garnet. Light sediment. — 11 years ago

with Justin, Chi and 1 other

Paul Carlson

9.1

2011- gift from a friend. Excellent structure, tannins are very mellow but alcohol is still very hot. Fruit forward, possibly oxidized fruit (port-like fruit). — 11 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.0

Intense plum, well balanced, sweet with nice acidity and some pepper and hot stones at the end. Tannins there but long and smooth finish. Great now and probably a good 5 year window in front of it. — 12 years ago