BB | Lively ruby to pink. Youthful, touch closed, red fruits, herbs and blood oranges nose with complex, earthy undertones and hints of oriental spices. Sweet fruit, balanced acidity, fine tannins, layered red cherries fruit, long and herbal. Needs time yet full of promise.Drink Dates: 2028 - 2035. 94
AJ | Dark, translucent black-red. Warm and sweet, with lots of sweet cherry ... some oak influence? Hard not to smile at its winking appeal. Exuberant and deep, with ample tannins -- but a little bit simple in construction. Maxi-impact at first sip, by contrast. I may be doing it a disservice and it will last well enough since the lineaments are there -- take a look in half a decade, perhaps? But for now I find it a bit callow.Drink Dates: 2025 - 2035. 88
MP | Medium ruby, slightly muted nose with stewed black fruit, sweet spice, tomato leaf and oregano. On the palate this shows another gear with fine tannins, a smoky note, ripe black fruit, surprisingly bracing acidity and elegant tannins. Although the nose is closed at the moment the scaffolding on the palate suggests that this will evolve well.Drink Dates: 2028 - 2032. 93