93 points - Wine Spectator
92 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Dense red-purple; rich, luscious dark berry, chocolate and earth aromas, perfectly ripened, with the oak in the back seat where it should be. The palate is rich and luscious, with layer-upon-layer of minty berry fruit and tannins to sustain it for the long haul."
"Opaque ruby to the rim. Knockout superripe nose combines roasted blackberry, violet, licorice, maple syrup and peat; developed an almost port-like kirsch note with aeration. Thick, pliant and superconcentrated, but with a sappy impression of extract giving the amazingly generous dark berry, violet and spice flavors great clarity and three-dimensional texture. Tannins are big but thoroughly ripe, and the wine fruit, spice and meat flavors really explode on the finish. A great expression of shiraz."
"Dense red-purple; rich, luscious dark berry, chocolate and earth aromas, perfectly ripened, with the oak in the back seat where it should be. The palate is rich and luscious, with layer-upon-layer of minty berry fruit and tannins to sustain it for the long haul."
95 points - James Halliday
"Opaque ruby to the rim. Knockout superripe nose combines roasted blackberry, violet, licorice, maple syrup and peat; developed an almost port-like kirsch note with aeration. Thick, pliant and superconcentrated, but with a sappy impression of extract giving the amazingly generous dark berry, violet and spice flavors great clarity and three-dimensional texture. Tannins are big but thoroughly ripe, and the wine fruit, spice and meat flavors really explode on the finish. A great expression of shiraz."
95 points - Stephen Tanzer's Int'l Wine Cellar