Alex Hunt: There’s a nice smoky character on the nose here that is very evocative of Syrah. The palate is a bit lean and pinched. There’s a possibility of low-level TCA, but we have no second bottle to compare so must take it at face value. 82

Andrew Jefford: Deep, dark black-red. Inky-sweet and spicy scents; not unattractive but a bit raw, high-toned, and, we think, TCA-scalped. Dense, vivid, and full on the palate, but there are some green tones in here. On the basis that it isn’t a good bottle, the score should really be NS, but I am giving what I might have given it without the scalping. 84

Peter Liem: This is dark and concentrated in flavor, complementing its fruit with gamy, meaty undertones. 91