Stephen Brook | Sweet juicy brambly nose, with ripe raspberry tones, too, showing zest and energy. The attack is fresh but artificially aided by a sprinkling of CO2 in the wine. Bright and minty, but the fruit character is not conspicuous. It’s a pretty and vivacious wine, showing some leg, but Zin should be cloaked in succulent ripe fruit, and this isn’t. Quite long. | 87

Alex Hunt | The nose of this inky-purple wine seems a little out of sorts, with a pronounced aldehyde (bruised apple skin) aroma masking some powerful brambly fruit. The palate, too, isn’t joined up today; there is a disconnect between the slightly rasping tannin, brisk acidity, and gentle rich black fruit. There are a lot of good components here, so I want to believe that cellaring will be rewarded with harmony. | 88

Andrew Jefford | Dark black-red and very nearly opaque. Not a powerfully aromatic wine, but intricate in a way that few Zinfandels are, with lots of fresh plummy depths, an autumnal jam-pot sweetness, and some freshly dug earth, too. Some tobacco-leaf fragrance, finally. An impressive aromatic profile. Sweet and toothsome on the palate, but with some acid lift, too, and the faintest of textural presences. A little darker spice toward the finish, and a touch of dark chocolate, too. A note of warm hay after the wine has gone. Impressive within the style parameters. | 88