Michael Edwards: Deep opaque color; hint of mint/ eucalyptus au nez; approachable fruity mouthfeel, with some tannin; straightforward but good- 16

Andrew Jefford: Another absolutely saturated blackpurple color here, with dense, color-stained streaks on the glass after you’ve swirled. Very ripe fruit and some evident oak aging here: warm, complex, resinous; the monastery library in high summer. Lush, full, slightly sweeter in style than the aromatic profile suggested, with armfuls, bagfuls, sackfuls of lush, warm, super-ripe fruit coaxed into shape more by stony tannins than by any palpable acid presence. We are at the extreme limits of ripeness, yet there is nothing in this wine that suggests dangerous evolutionary paths ahead, and right now it is irresistibly exuberant, warm, full of the pine forest and the sunlit hill. Lovely stuff. Perhaps more concentration than any other wine in this tasting, and magnificent textures, too- 18

Marcel Orford-Williams: Plenty of brambly fruit here. Some richness, plenty of middle with some sweetness too. Not complex but well made. Finish a little dry. Drink young- 15