88 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1998

Frightful bottle variation left me perplexed about just where this wine fits in Bordeaux's qualitative hierarchy. I tasted the wine three times since bottling, all within a 14 day period. Twice the wine was extremely closed and firm, with an evolved plum/garnet color, high levels of tannin, sweet black currant, prune, and olive-tinged fruit, and astringent tannin in the medium-bodied finish. Those two bottles suggested the wine was in need of at least 5-7 years of cellaring, and would keep for two decades. The third bottle was atypically evolved, with a similar color, but it was far more open-knit, displaying Provencal herbs, black cherry, and cassis fruit in a medium-bodied, jammy, lush style. I expect marginal bottle variation, but while the quality was relatively the same in all three bottles, the forward, open-knit example left me puzzled. I will report again on this 1995 after further tastings.

88 -91 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1997

This low acid, dark ruby/purple-colored wine offers up a sweet, jammy, black fruit-scented nose, with evidence of Asian spices and new oak. Made in a fleshy, lush, easy to understand and appreciate style, this forward 1995 will require drinking over its first 12-14 years of life. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2012.

89 -91 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1996

The 1995 is similarly made to the 1994, with more color saturation and ripe fruit, as well as lower acidity and less grip. The dark ruby/purple color is followed by a bouquet of smoky, red and black-currants, licorice, and cedar. It is a lush, rich, medium to full-bodied wine with extremely low acidity and an open, pleasing, easy to understand style. It should drink well for 12-15 years. If it gains weight or exhibits more extract, it will move into the 90-point category. All of the wines in this segment were tasted between March 19 and March 28 in Bordeaux. Most of the important wines from both the 1994 and 1995 vintages were tasted three separate times during my ten-day stay in Bordeaux.

90 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1998

This low acid, dark ruby/purple-colored wine offers up a sweet, jammy, black fruit-scented nose, with evidence of Asian spices and new oak. Made in a fleshy, lush, easy to understand and appreciate style, this forward 1995 will require drinking over its first 12-14 years of life. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2012. Last tasted 11/97

92 points,

Wine Spectator, January 2007

Very subtle aromas of dark chocolate, light plum and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh fruit finish. Refined and caressing. Holding back. I prefer the '96. Hasn't evolved as well as I hoped.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2008. –JS

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This winery covers 35 acres in one block using careful analysis on all aspects to yield the best possible grapes in every vintage.  Today the estate's vineyard is comprised of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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