La Revue du Vin de France 15-16 / 20 the6/6/2017 Profond, dense et boisé stylisé. Belle allonge. Gourmandise ronde en finale.
Wine Advocate 83-85 / 100 byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017 The 2016 Carlmagnus had a slightly volatile bouquet that suggested it had just been pushed in the winery. The palate is very sweet and cloying with chewy black cherry fruit but dominated by wood tannins on the finish. Dropped catch?
Jancis Robinson 15,5 / 20 byJancis Robinsonthe4/20/2017 Very deep crimson. Super-ripe nose but rather strange tart palate with some lemongrass or strange spice on the palate. Fruit eats itself.
Jamessuckling.com 91-92 / 100 byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2017 Blackberry and walnut character plus hints of stones. Full body, plenty of blackcurrant flavors and chewy tannins. Better than the 2015.