Here the nose is a fresh mix of crushed herbs and distinctly earthy red berry fruit aromas that precede middle weight flavors that are delicious, round and detailed with good verve and punch on the supple finish that is solidly complex and quite persistent. This is easy to like as the ripe if mildly rustic tannins are well-integrated and this should drink well relatively young yet be capable of aging well too.
-Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 41. Tasted: Jan 01, 2011

88-91 pts: This too is strongly reduced. The middle weight flavors are delicious, round and fresh with good verve and punch on the supple and easy to like finish that is solidly complex and quite persistent. This is easy to like as the ripe tannins are well-integrated and this should drink well relatively young.
-Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 37. Tasted: Jan 30, 2010