"The 2016 Malbec also has plenty of upfront oak yet backs it up with beautiful blue fruits (smells like a blueberry pie), chalky minerality, and complex, incense, spice, and floral notes. It's ripe, has beautiful purity, a fleshy, sexy texture, and no hard edge, all making for a thrilling wine."
92 points - Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com

"The 2016 Malbec sways with chocolaty black and blue fruit expressions and subtle oak spice tones. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a tight and astringent grip over the palate, showcasing bitter dark chocolate, blueberries and dusty plum essence before turning to dark red fruit, black raspberry and cherry across the mid-palate. The wine concludes with a tannic edge and lingering river rock essence."
90+ points - Anthony Mueller, The Wine Advocate

"All the fruit for this wine comes from Stillwater Creek Vineyard on the Royal Slope. Barrel aromas are out front, with notes of cocoa, mint, flowers, plum, asphalt, green wood and blackberry. The palate is soft and textured, showing pleasing complexities on the finish. The wood shows a bit prominently at present, but there's a lot behind it."
90 points - Sean Sullivan

"Bright ruby. High-toned, slightly liqueur-like aromas of cassis, blackberry, violet and licorice. Then high-pitched and dense on the palate, communicating an element of tension to its savory flavors of black cherry and spices complicated by graphite and flowers. A step up in delineation and length from the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. Finishes firmly tannic but not dry."
90 points - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous