SF | Mid straw, bright and with a soft viscosity garlanding the rim. A mature almost savoury nose which is marked by a nutty character, but also hints of star anise and thyme; herbal therefore and complex. This herbal grip is amplified, fascinatingly , on the palate, and serves to underplay the otherwise rather foreboding acidity and to lend the fruit profile a pleasing savoury edge, which once again underlines both balance and complexity. 92
AJ | Full gold. This is a little bit tired and rough-and-ready, with some strange notes, almost hydrocarbons. I will give it time with air to see if it lifts and clears at all. Well ... it softens a little, but there are better mature bottles in our tasting. Vivid -- but a little oxidised and rasping now. One of the less successful mature wines, though still drinkable.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2025. 84
RM | turning gold in colour with rather lovely perfumed pine resin aromas, also reflected on the palate which is quite extractive, a bit wild though not without some charm and retaining a vestige of lemon zest on the finish. Drink soonDrink Dates: 2024 - 2026. 89