Stephen Brook: Deep red. Lush black-cherry nose, with considerable oak influence. More black fruit than red. Broad and voluptuous on the palate, with an abundance of fruit and spice. Perhaps the acidity is a bit low, but this has an immediate appeal and, while not hugely persistent or complex, has enough length to keep it alive on the palate. Very much a fruit-forward style and for drinking fairly soon 15.5

Alex Hunt: An initial reductive funk receded with some time in the glass, but there is still unresolved wood on the nose of this young wine. In the mouth, this is a relatively compact, even pretty style of Zin, with an even balance of fruit, tannin, acidity, and alcohol! It’s too understated for the hardcore crowd, but it manages to demonstrate that a lighter, more refined style is possible, without resorting to obvious dilution, evolution, or underripeness 14.5

Anthony Rose: A deepish youthful ruby, with an appealing nose of ripe dark fruits, this is sweetly ripe and juicy on the palate, with plum and dark-fruit opulence, supply juicy tannins and pleasant balancing freshness. It’s nicely proportioned with what seems to be relatively moderate (for Zin) alcohol so would make a very nice glugging food wine come barbecue time 16