Simon Field: Rich color, then Christmas-cake aromatics, figgy pudding for all; ripe, luxuriant, and elegant of disposition; youthful, charming, yet quietly assertive, its sweetness in the ascendant, a fine cathedral-like edifice, towering and magisterial. Needs time to settle. | 89

Andrew Jefford: Saturated, dark black-red in color. Fresh, clear, sweet-hewn blackcurrant and black-cherry scents; some bitter orange peel and tea, too. Fresh and classical. Very sweet, poised, and lively; not wide or ample, and with relatively restrained tannins; a touch of brandy butter to finish. There is still lots to enjoy in this mid-term Vintage Port. | 88

Richard Mayson: Deep, dark, and opaque; ripe and opulent on the nose, with more to give; sweet and voluptuous in the mouth, juicy fruit, round, with underlying ripe tannins, impressively rich and soft, not really a keeper since this seems to lack the tannic backbone that would hold it all together over the long term. | 84