"...sehr schöne, komplexe, rot- bis blaubeerige Frucht, Cassis, Blaubeeren, viel dunkle Früchte, auch Kirschen, Gestein, am Gaumen wieder viel blaubeerige Frucht, feine Veilchen-Noten, etwas Lakritze, tolle Balance und Struktur, feine Bitterschoko, Mokka, Kaffee, feine Süße im Finale, auch im Nachhall sehr viel frische, blaubeerige Töne, und tolle spicy Noten." (08/2025)
Jane Anson: 95 Punkte
"Dark berry colour, with a swirl of cocoa bean, sage, violet, lavender, cassis, freshly cut herbs, slate-textured tannins, providing relief and contrast to the supple and silky fruits, with a fresh crushed mint finish. Aged 50% new oak, 50% concrete vats, 7ha of vines running 450m to 600m, the yields are naturally rising as the vines are getting used to dry farming. Annouck Morel d'Arleux assistant technical director now joined Mathieu as of 2024. Julien Viaud and Michel Rolland consultants. First full year with Jerome Ledit as winemaker, third vintage of being certified biodynamic, harvest September 22 to October 13." (07/2025)
The Drinks Business: 99 Punkte
"The 6th vintage produced and the vines now have around 35 years of age. The altitude produces a natural freshness that is rare in the vintage. Bright. Lifted. Very floral. Lavender. A touch of peony and iris. Crunchy in its fruit signature. I love the vivid sensation of rose petals, painted as if by a grand master in still life. The precision grows with each vintage and this is spectacular. It’s very Bordeaux in its style and yet it expresses the Mount Veeder terroir so well. Cedar. A little red liquorice but it’s not dominant. Subtle and gently layered, it’s as if the layers reveals themselves one by one in a gentle cascade – like a slowly descending set of steps. Ample and full in the mouth but always lithe and lifted and aerial. The dry farming gives this a depth and profundity that is rare and that expresses the terroir so brilliantly. A wine that fills out in the mouth as it opens, gathering and gaining in richness and becoming more and more Californian as it does so. But there’s also no escaping the sense that this is built on Bordeaux wine-making principles. I love that combination. This is right up there with Opus One in terms of sheer quality in the vintage." - Colin Hay (09/2025)
