Stephen Brook | Very deep red. Dense but sweet damson and black-cherry aromas, with a dash of oak. Rich and broad, this has flesh and weight, as well as admirable concentration. There are hefty tannins, to be sure, but they are balanced by fine intensity of fruit, and the acidity gives a lingering mintiness and flair. This has length and will go the distance, though it can be approached with pleasure now. Long, chewy finish. | 92

Alex Hunt | There’s a thrilling tarry depth to the typical blackberry fruit aromas of this wine. The palate has a thick, unfiltered feel, and there is an oxidative touch that actually quite suits this robust, traditional style. The acid is just a little disjointed and blaring, unaware of the rise and fall of flavor in the mouth. But there is still already plenty to admire, and harmony may improve over the next few years. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Dark, dense black-red; another very deeply colored wine against its peers. Perfumed, lifted, floating red and black fruits and fine moist split vanilla pods; this wine doesn’t reach any notes that its peers miss, but the familiar allusions sing out with assurance, style, and warmth of timbre. On the palate, this is a wine of density and authority. All the black-fruit and bulging berry charm is there, and all that late-summer warmth, too, but there is a concentration, a substance, a density to that warm berry fruit that lifts it above its peers. Some tobacco complexity takes it beyond the merely fruity; delicate textures, too; and vivid but ripe acidity helps lift the fruit. Beautifully done. | 92