18 RENÈ GABRIEL´S BX TOTAL: "Sattes, dunkles Granat-Purpur. Geballtes, dichtes Bouquet, Kirschentöne, Kaffee und Black Currantnoten, zeigt sich tiefgründig. Im Gaumen florale Noten von würzig-tabakigem Cabernet Franc, stützt aber sehr gut, stark adstringiernd mit körnigen, verlangenden Tanninen, wirkt in dieser Phase ziemlich hart mit enormen Potential. Nun ist die Frage, ob er diese Kraft umsetzten wird oder seine Kanten behält? Erste Genussreife erst in 10 Jahren. (18/20). Tolle Johannisbeernoten, Schwarzee, Brotkruste, eleganter, aber für einen 2007er auch erstaunlich fülliger Gaumen. Legt noch zu. Man kann ihn trinken, aber ein paar Jährchen warten ist besser."
92 WINE ENTHUSIAST: "There is good density here, a wine that seems well balanced and integrated. It has a solid, firm kernel, but this is balanced with great fresh acidity as well as blackberry fruits. The wine still seems to be coming together after bottling, and certainly needs 4–5 years."
17,5 JANCIS ROBINSON: "Subtle, layered, savoury nose. Very intense and concentrated with many nuances of ripe Merlot grapes. Firm finish and the promise of even more interest to come. Dry finish but lots of ripeness and ambition and not too much heat. Very sweet and intense."
91 ANTONIO GALLONI: "Good deep ruby-red. Spicy aromas of blueberry, licorice and bitter chocolate. Sweet, lush and deep but quite suave, with lovely lift to the cabernet franc-driven violet, licorice and peppery flavors. Firmly structured and long on the aftertaste. This already shows good mid-palate fat but really needs at least a few years to expand." - Stephen Tanzer - Jul 2010.
90 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Drinking perfectly already, this soft textured, plummy, chocoalte covered cherry filled, medium bodied wine is open. This is not a wine to age for decades. I´d opt for drinking this on the young side."
92 THE WINEADVOCATE: "Tasted at Farr Vintners’ vertical from ex-chateau magnum. The 2007 has a slightly lighter colour than the 2008 and 2009. I appreciate the bouquet, lighter compared to more recent vintages with raspberry, cranberry sauce and a background tinny accent. Very nice purity here, the Merlot stronger than the Cabernet Franc at the moment and it unfurls nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity on the entry. It is a little angular compared to bottles that I have tasted, but it is very fresh in the mouth with admirable fruit concentration considering the vintage. It does not have a great length, cutting away quite sharply on the spicy finish with residues of burnt toast, so not a long-term vintage but very fine. Tasted October 2011." - Neal Martin.
