Alex Hunt: This wine is playing at the vegetal end of the aromatic spectrum, which, combined with the hint of reduction, makes the nose a bit pinched and offputting. This is astringent, inky, underripe. It tastes of blackberries picked too early from an English hedgerow. Another couple of Brix would have seen it in a happier place. 81

Andrew Jefford: Deep purple-black but not quite opaque. Herbaceous notes on the nose: either picked too early or some canopy issues here. St-Joseph in a cool year. Lovely depths and tannins on the palate, but that cool, raw, green-hangar fruit is just not going to drink well beyond a glass or two, in my opinion. Deep, but finally a little raw. 86

Peter Liem: This feels slightly oxidative and tomato-like, with firm tannins and a smoky, tobacco-like undertone. It’s loose-knit and unfocused on the palate. 80