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Decanter 95 points - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2018 - GOLD: Spicy baked red and blackberry nose with a whiff of struck-match. The palate offers almond cake and red berry notes and glimpses of butter, nuts and lemon macaroon. A very good rose to match salads and barbecued fish..May/2018

Vinous 92 points - (50% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Meunier; roughly 9 g/l dosage; L1323810113): Vivid orange-pink. High-toned aromas of fresh red berries, smoky minerals and orange peel, with a hint of buttered toast emerging with air. Spicy raspberry and strawberry flavors are supported by a firm spine of acidity and a refreshingly bitter orange pith nuance. At once silky and bright on the long, penetrating finish, which leaves a sexy rose pastille nuance behind..Josh Raynolds, January/2015

Wine Enthusiast 91 points - This excellent producer makes a lovely, copper-colored rose, which sends up fresh and inviting aromas that suggest fresh-baked apple pastries. Baking spices, cinnamon in particular, liven up the scents and flavors, and the wine seems crisp, balanced and full in the mouth. It's a complete, nicely evolved wine, which seems to be at the peak of flavor. Score: 91. -Paul Gregutt, December 01, 2006..December/2006

James Suckling 91 points - This plays in the nectarine and peach stone fruit zone, and is gently infused with strawberry and raspberry, too. Handy poise at the finish. Smooth resolve. Drink now..October/2017