Professional Reviews
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
95
One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. (RP) 95+
(05/2011)
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James Suckling
94
Wow. This is really impressive for the vintage, with a solid core of raspberry, currants and spices. Full and round, with velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Superb winemaking for the vintage. Try after 2013.
(12/2010)
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Wine Enthusiast
94
Chocolate, coffee and sweet plum notes give this wine great richness. It has wood that needs time to integrate, although the main character is beautiful, velvet-textured, ripe fruit and plenty of sweet tannins. (RV)
(04/2011)
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
92
Ruby-red. Pungent, vibrant aromas of cassis, bitter chocolate and graphite. Silky and seamless, but with terrific lift to the tight core of raspberry, mineral and chocolate flavors. Strong but integrated acidity gives superb vinosity to the wine's racy fruit. Finishes brisk, perfumed and long, with suave, dusty tannins. This wine went into a shell with aeration, suggesting that it will need at least several years of bottle aging. I would not be surprised if it merited an even higher score ten years down the road. 92+ (ST)
(08/2011)
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Wine Spectator
92
This is dark and brooding, with a tarry wall holding the black currant, melted licorice and espresso notes at bay for now. Extra roasted sage, cedar and briar push in on the finish, which shows an old-school hint. Rock-solid. (JM)
(04/2011)
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Jancis Robinson
Initially this shows a vegetal (orange pepper) streak next to the riper vintages, but this clears to reveal an appealingly old-school, ‘clarety’ style in beautiful proportion. The tannin is quite thick, yet still harmonious and coherent, and the wine retains that freshness crucial for buvabilité. A very fine expression of the appellation. 17.5/20 points (AH)
(10/2015)
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