Michael Schuster: The immediate fresh, spicy, individual raspberry scent of Cabernet Franc—alongside the “dry” new-oak presence; concentrated, fairly full-bodied wine, well balanced in its clear (but not excessive), new-wave, tannin-dry style. Dense and structured, with an abundance of sweet, fleshy fruit; long, gently complex, aromatic and racy, with an intensely sweet length. Faint but not distracting alcoholic warmth. Classy, if rather like a huge liquid bonbon. Large-scale Canon-la-Gaffelière, which will need a decade at least to relax and mellow. 2020–35+. 16.5/17

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Generous body, perfectly ripened fruit, unctuous, with remarkably elegant tannins and good length. 18