James Suckling (92 points):
"Blackberries, cassis and sweet spices on the nose. Medium body with fine tannins. Juicy and fruit-driven with a nice array of spices kicking in on the mid-palate and into the lively finish. Grenache and syrah. Drink or hold."
Decanter (92 points):
"Plentiful sweet cassis and blueberry fruit, it's plump and polished. The fruit is carrying a lot of character here, so pleasant to experience such pure and buoyant fruit without it being cloying. It's powerful, no doubt, but refined, architectural in form. In fact it towers over many of the other examples of its type, bringing the potential of the appellation into stark focus."
La Revue du Vin de France (91-92 points):
"Nice peppery juice, not too extracted. Nice balance on the palate, with powdery tannins, tensions and depth. A wine with great delicacy and spices, a success."