Michel Bettane: Dark color, cedary nose, good volume but tannins on the dry and bitter side. Not a lot of charm. 14.5

Thierry Desseauve: Elegant and refined style, blueberry and red fruits, supple body, good length. 15.5

Michael Schuster: Ripe fruit and distinct minerality; elegantly balanced; firmly, finely tannic; medium weight; dry flavor. Firm and refined and relatively “easy” textured in the year; modest complexity, nice minerality, good medium length. Stylish within that St-Estèphe firmness; leave for at least five years. 2015–26. 15.5