93 points Wine Enthusiast: "Beautifully dense, this generous, rich wine combines great fruit with a firm but sweet structure. The new wood element is still prominent, but this is now beginning to blend well with the ripe fruit. To finish, the tannins reassert themselves. (Mar 2009)"

93 points Wine & Spirits: "Poyferré produced a shimmering, polished cabernet in 2006, supple and more harmonious than many in the Médoc. Rich new oak lends the wine opulence and darkens the graphite mineral character of the tannins with an espresso-roast blackness. The fruit has dimension, balanced between plump blueberry and a more restrained vegetal note. Satisfying and delicious as a young wine, this should age with grace. (Dec 2009)"

93 points Bettane & Desseauve's Guides to the Wines of France: "Feminine tannins, smooth texture, elegant volume, a little less multilayered than 2005. Drink: 2016 up to 2026. (2011)"

18/20 points Thierry Desseauve (The World of Fine Wine): "Slim and deep body, superb freshness of the fruit, long and brilliant without being over the top. (Issue #30; 2010)"