Stephen Brook: Opaque red. Sumptuous nose, almost creamy, sweet plums. Broad, voluptuous, hedonistic, certainly concentrated and tannic, and has some acidity on the finish. But it’s rather monolithic, with little light and shade. A blunt instrument, though so much fleshy fruit has its appeal. This might become fatiguing on the third glass, though. 15

Andrew Jefford: Opaque, saturated, black-red. Dense, dark aromatic spectrum built on a core of somber plum fruit. Satisfyingly complex and close-grained. Vivid, deep, and earthy; indeed, in textural terms and terms of flavor complexity, this is perhaps the most impressive wine of its AOC flight. Probably still too young. My only uncertainty is whether it will eventually open and flower into something gratifyingly drinkable; the shadow of the vintage means that all that complexity and all those flavors are framed in a minor key. There is no greenness per se, but it still tastes cool and cloudy. Still, this multilayered wine is highly impressive and a reference for the vintage. 17

Michael Schuster: Strong oak-and-fruit nose; a very tannic, muscular wine, with a clear abundance of ripe fruit behind the tannic texture, but a question as to whether fruit or tannin will win out in the long term. Tough and chewy for the present. Probably needs a decade to soften. And even then…? 2018–30. 16?