93 points from Wine Spectator: "Smooth, rich and creamy-textured, this is supple yet builds depth and complexity, offering a mix of fresh earth, currant, blackberry and wild berry fruit, with touches of spice, hazelnut and cedar. Young and tight. Needs time. Best from 2011 through 2018. 280 cases made." (Jun. 15, 2010) 91-93 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Medium red. Reticent but pure aromas of cherry, blueberry and milk chocolate. Sweet, lush and rather open-knit, with a rocky, minerally quality and a note of milk chocolate dominating the mid-palate. Seems much more pliant and sweet than the 2006 version. Finishes with rather suave, round tannins and lovely length. A more refined expression of cabernet than the 2006." (May/June '09)