Jamie Goode | Evolved, earthy, spicy nose, with sweet berry fruits and a hint of mint. The palate is warm, sweet, and shows baked fruit with some grippy tannin on the finish. A sleek, ripe, lush wine that has lost more than it has gained through the aging process. | 86

Peter Richards | Whiff of the abattoir here. Bloody. Smoky. Savory. The palate coheres better than the younger version, even if the alcohol is marked and dries out the finish further. No shortage of flavor or intensity; the focus is decent but the finish is a little hard to bear, almost painful in its drying intensity. Cries out for food. Asado, anyone? | 89

David Williams | Spicy but tired and old, forced fruit, a rather sickly and overbearing style, with the tannins still very much to the fore and a fiery alcoholic heat. Slightly clumsy now. | 84