95 Points - Decanter:  After a fine growing season with even ripening, 2012 yielded a large crop of generous and opulent wines. The nose, while still reserved, is indeed sumptuous with hefty oak aromas as well as blackcurrant and black cherry fruit. The attack is surprisingly soft, with fine-grained tannins, but the concentration accelerates into a textured and spicy palate with mint chocolate tones and black fruits. It expands on the balanced and long finish, showing more complexity and weight. Drinking window 2019 - 2040

95 Points - James Suckling:  Lots of asphalt, walnut, licorice and blackberry character. Full body, chewy and tannic with loads of structure and tension. Muscular and poised. Needs four or five years more of aging. Solid.