55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot

Robert Parker: 98, Neal Martin: 96, Decanter: 98

Robert Parker: Possibly the 'wine of the vintage,' the 2008 boasts an inky/blue/purple color as well as a glorious perfume of spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, camphor, truffles and crushed rocks. With great fruit on the attack and mid-palate, a medium to full-bodied, multidimensional mouthfeel and a skyscraper-like finish, this prodigious effort over-delivers, even for this phenomenal terroir.