96 points and 'Top 100 Wine of 2011 (#17),' Wine Enthusiast: "2003 was a great vintage for Roederer Estate. This, their top vintage wine, is very great, and the price is an absolute steal for this world class sparkler. It’s enormously rich in the strawberries from Pinot Noir and the limes from Chardonnay, while the toast and rich lees combine for a perfect champagne-style smokiness. And so smooth, it's like a kiss of silk. At the age of eight years, this wonderful wine is just getting started. Alcohol 12.1%. (12/15/11)"

94 points and 'Top 100 Wines of 2012,' Wine & Spirits: "This wine captures the cool tones of Anderson Valley fruit in a sophisticated sparkler, the marriage of pinot noir and chardonnay flavors transformed into lemon curd, white raspberry, bright apple and lasting spice. the tight balance keeps it fresh, while reserve wines add to its richness (the blend includes four percent of reserves from 1999). There’s nerve underneath the luscious texture, extending the sense of richness into finesse. (Dec 2011)"

93 points and 'Top 100 Wine of 2011 (#55),' Wine Spectator: "Elegant and sleek, yet complex, with cinnamon and green apple aromas that lead to rich flavors of pear and lemon custard layered with brioche and mineral. Drink now through 2015. (11/30/11)"

93 points The Tasting Panel: "[$47 list] Toasty and elegant with great depth of fruit; tangy and bright with complexity and lovely style; very impressive. (Jan 2013)"

92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It had been several years since I last tasted the l’Hermitage bottling from Roederer Estate, which for a long time was my reference point sparkling wine from California. I was very happy to see that the 2003 is outstanding and every bit as fine as I remember the vintages of this wine from the decade of the 1990s. The wine offers up a deep and classy bouquet of bread dough, ripe apples, orange peel, a touch of nuttiness and a complex base of dusty soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and well-balanced, with elegant mousse, fairly tensile acids and fine length and grip on the focused and classy finish. Fine juice. 2012-2030. (Jul/Aug 2012)"