Michael Schuster: Dense, ripe blackberry/blackcurrant and subtle, mineral nose; promises a wonderful cassis bouquet! Great scope and range just to smell. Beautifully balanced, supple yet fresh, rich and finely tannic wine, an effortless, grand-scale balance; sweetly ripe fruit, fresh definition, no hard edges; long, close-wrought, gravelly, mouth-coating, gently spicy, resonantly aromatic. A very fine, aristocratic Baron, with great fruit and mineral length. Probably its finest wine for a couple of generations. 2020–40+. 18/18.5

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Beautiful color, but the wine isn’t quite in place yet: the volume on the palate is immense, but the Merlot is weighing down the wine now and hiding the usual minerality found in this terroir. The élevage should be followed closely, since, given the dimension of the wine, it should come together nicely. 17.5+