Michael Edwards: Striking, deep, sustained purple-ruby to rim; you sense the warmth of the harvested grapes on the nose. Still youthful and angular mouthfeel but good acidity, spine, and potential to age-16.5

Andrew Jefford: Saturated black-purple. A touch of fire and brimstone here. This doesn’t have the aromatic purity, charm, and lift of the best. The fruit presence here has a very different register to most of the wines in this tasting —lots of Carignan? But the fruit is concentrated and assertive, with fat-cutting acidity; little tannin and little mid-palate weight. It might have a story to tell, but its personality is not particularly beguiling or seductive-12.5

Marcel Orford-Williams: Dry style. Plenty of freshness and some attractive crunchy fruit without makeup. Very good length, with enough sap to do justice to some duck. Delicious-17