A juicy, well-made and lively red. It shows notes of dark cherries, warm herbs and baking spices. It's medium-bodied with velvety tannins and texture. Serious and well driven, with a core of spiced cherries and dark chocolate challenged by a kick of peppercorns and grilled herbs on the palate. Lively and full of life. Drink or hold.
92 points, James Suckling (Apr 2024)
Ripe and plush, with mulled cherry and singed spices. Displays incense smoke, tobacco and grilled mesquite on the palate, which is succulent and juicy, revved up by an ample spine of graphite that holds everything together. For fans of big-boned Côtes du Rhône, this offers a lot of drinking pleasure. Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2027. 6,666 cases made, 750 cases imported.
90 points, Kristen Bieler, Wine Spectator (Nov 2024)