Nicholas Belfrage : Medium-deep, garnet rim. Flowers but also garlic/onion (truffle) on nose. Unusually rich palate, with a Porty finish. Very attractive and of good composition, the acid perhaps a touch low, but the tannins firm and ripe, and the fruit long and satisfying. Needs time; drink from 2012. 16

Simon Larkin : Good, solid color. The aromas are at the riper, sweeter end of the spectrum. A little too worked on the palate, the fruit sweet, confected, and unpleasant. Commercial stuff about which there is very little to say. Sweet, ripe, and anonymous. 7

Franco Ziliani : Dark, concentrated color. The nose is very particular: green vegetables, cabbage, overextracted, and unripe, with a hint of vanilla. Very special if you want an exotic, strange wine! The palate is even worse, with astringent green tannins and a strong, cutting acidity. 9