Jamie Goode | Ripe, supple, smooth, and sweetly fruited. Generous blackcurrant fruit on both nose and palate, with some creamy richness. Has a slight saltiness, too. There’s some harmony here, but it’s ripe and sweet and has some oak character, although all the elements seem to be blending very well. | 91

Peter Richards | First bottle is faulty, both bretty and corked. The second bottle is above ideal cellar temperature (it’s a hot day), showing both roasted pepper/herbal character and a dark, malty tone. Some elegant tannin and palate structure. Decent length, depth, and textural elegance. Lovely persistence, too. This grows on you. | 94

David Williams | The first bottle was corked; the second bottle was at a slightly warmer serving temperature than the first, perhaps exaggerating the alcohol. Somewhat tougher tannin here (it has a high-cocoa-content dark chocolate-like texture), than in the younger vintage, too, but some extremely attractive fruits of the forest flavor. Substantial and rich, rather than finessed. | 90