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Wine Spectator: 94 points
"Thick and heady, with bittersweet chocolate and bacony toast covering the core of black currant and blackberry fruit. Large-scaled and very backward right now, with only flashes of fruit and minerals on the densely structured finish. A big one, for the cellar. Best from 2008 through 2020. 300 cases made." - JM
Review Date: May 2006

Vinous: 93 points
"Deep red. Vibrant scents of raspberry, redcurrant and strawberry jam, tinged by a note of smoked meat. On the palate, nervy acidity lifts and sharpens the impressively concentrated red berry flavors. A beautifully textured Cote-Rotie that shows excellent verve for the vintage." - Josh Raynolds
Review Date: January 2006