Rating: 95(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 83, March/April 1999 Brilliant ruby-red. Ineffable liqueur-like perfume combines blackberry, black raspberry, cassis, truffle and tar. Fat, sweet and dense but quite closed in the mouth; not yet showing La Tache's typical licorice component. But a complete wine with superb structure and a very, very long and subtle aftertaste that builds slowly and saturates the olfactories.

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by Burghound in Issue 24, 4th Quarter, 2006

Rating: 94-97 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 118

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator