Review for the 1996 Clos Mimi Shell Creek Vineyard:

"Produced in minuscule quantities, this immensely impressive, black/purple-colored Syrah offers a nose of roasted herbs, meat juices, blackberries, cassis, and earth. Peppery, spicy notes emerge from this large-scaled, super-concentrated, impressively-endowed, rustic, brilliantly layered, nuanced wine. It will be even better with 3-5 years of cellaring. It should keep for 10-12 years. Brilliant! (92 points)"

Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The Wine Advocate
Issue124
27 August 1999