BB | Garnet to lively pink. Open and vinous, with pomegranate, cranberry, red apple, herbs, and smoke. Medium-bodied, layered, and complex on the red-fruit palate, with super-fine tannins and a long, mineral finish. Beautiful red wine to enjoy over the next 5 to 10 years. 95
AJ | Dark black-red. Clear and bright, but deeper tones than most. Sweet, bubbling cherry fruits, with some blood-orange freshness; a more primary aroma than most of its 2020 peers, but attractive and far from overt or obvious. On the palate, too, this is a softer, fruitier, and more immediately appealing wine than its craggier or more allusive peers, but with plenty of plant and crushed-herb freshness behind the redcurrant and bitter cherry. Excellent wine, pure and beguiling. 92
MP | Black and red cherry on the nose, with wood smoke, dried rose, Bovril, cinnamon, and licorice. The oak brings tannins that sit uneasily at the moment alongside the very delicate fruit. The finish is driven by the phenols, and although there is plenty of fruit, it is cloaked by barrel-maturation notes. Weighing up the use of oak and the concentration of fruit, it is likely that this wine is capable of assimilating this much wood—but only just. 94