AJ | Dark, dense black red; very nearly opaque. This is a little closed and reductive as first sniffed; will return in 10 minutes. Sure enough, the fruit has emerged, chunkily enough, and with some savoury and hedgerow complexities -- clearly worth decanting this. Mouthfilling on the palate, quite aquiline, with ample forward energy that's the legacy of its brisk cherry fruits; fine yet firm tannins take it up another notch or two. Serious stuff and well worth a look.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2030. 89
AR | The medium ruby colour here is quite vivid in appearance and there's a light floral fragrance linked to red berry in the aromatic profile; the fruit flavours are in the dark berry and loganberry spectrum supported by sub-threshhold oak and a well-managed sinewy structure of perceptibly youthful tannins and juicy, and in now way acerbic, fresh acidity; rendering this wine well-balanced and still youthful, yet to fully blossom with a year or more in bottle.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2029. 89
DW | Briary ripe fruit - almost a little Grenache-like in its sweet berry plumpness; the tannins barely perceptible, but there's good energy and flow, here, in an expressive and accessible style with just a touch of sweetness on the finish.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2026. 88