Andrew Jefford: Pale scarlet. Grassy and herbaceous: doesn’t smell fully ripe. Deep, smooth, warm, round. An interesting conundrum: the quality of the vineyard and the style of the vintage give you something smooth, tasty, and affable—but that grassy note discombobulates… 13.5

Michael Schuster: Mid-purple; light, fragrant nose; crisp, fresh, nicely delineated medium-weight with a very fine tannin. Juicy, straightforward, but very attractive village wine. Now–2012. 15+