SF | Mid-straw of medium pigmentation; the nose reticent five years down the line. The acidity jolts one into attention on tasting, leaving anxiety as to whether its magisterial command will ever be relinquished in favour of a more balanced and harmonious portrait. 90
AJ | Bright gold. Soft and attractive, sweet and warm, but without the detail and intrigue of the best. Fresh and stony for all that. Still quite firm, taut and tight, with almost-aggressive acidity. One might hope for bit of softness by this stage. ON the plus side, this is a a seriously concentrated wine, and authentically Dao in its expression: sound and sustained delivery.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2028. 87
RM | turning golden in colour, rather demure on the nose with a vestige of lemon - butter freshness; ripe and well developed on the palate with a well integrated toasty-savoury character, pineapple and lemony freshness on an extractive finish. Lovely now but not for long keeping.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2026. 89