Jasper Morris: Full maturing color, with some age and dry tannins on the nose, but with underlying fruit, too. This should freshen up. There is some cheerful red fruit here, vying with the tannins, much fresher than the nose suggests. The wine remained controversial, held back by the drying aspect of the nose, but there is significant potential for this to improve as it smooths out with age. I would give the benefit of the doubt.