Michel Bettane: Great color, sublime texture, utmost refined vanilla and violet aromas, immense length, an incredible achievement. The sweetness of the tannin reminds one of 1947 Pomerols! 19

Thierry Desseauve: Complexity, fullness, charm, balance, depth, and persistence: an idea of the perfect wine. 19

Michael Schuster: A very fine-scented nose, sweet and subtle, a touch of new oak still there to perceive; rich, beautifully balanced wine, generous, sweet in flavor, and finely tannic; complex, aromatic, and very long across the palate, with no asperity of texture and very scented and persistent to finish. Great wine. Wonderful sweetness, purity, and transparency of flavor. 2015–30+. 18.5