Stephen Brook | Subdued cherry nose. Fresh and sleek, this is medium-bodied and easygoing. Light tannins give some support to the fruit, which is ripe if not especially concentrated. It does lack some drive and persistence, though, and seems rather simple. Balanced and attractive but hardly memorable. | 87

Alex Hunt | Oddly evolved nose, like acacia honey. The palate, despite a certain glycerol density, is thin and reedy in flavor. Fruit is absent... | 79

Andrew Jefford | Translucent black-red. Light cherry scents, but slightly tinned in character. There is some vanilla-sweet attraction, but the fruit quality is defined less resonantly than for most of its peers. Rather slender, light and evanescent for a young Zin on the palate. A pleasant bottle now, but I wouldn’t wait. | 83