A brooding and very reserved yet impressively elegant and refined nose featuring very fresh notes of red, blue and violet aromas introduces big-boned, rich and distinctly robust and sleekly muscled flavors that do a slow build from the mid-palate to an explosive finish. This has huge underlying reserves and while this is very firmly structured, the tannic spine is well buffered. I very much like this as it's fashioned in a classic Bonnes Mares vin de garde style that will last for 30 years or more. A great effort. Drink 2017+.

– Burghound.com, Issue 25. Tasted: Jan 2007

Very voluptuous and rich. Broad spread of flavours, some airborne quality. Real lift and transparency. Some of the earthiness of Bonnes Mares too. Attractive, sandy tannins. Pretty gorgeous! (JR)