SF | Dense fluorescence ceding to a narrow pink rim; the nose is attractively floral, the ripe fruit harmoniously entwined, with marked schistous acidity buttressing a structure, which , if a little less muscular than some of its peers, makes up for it with an elegant, dancing structure. There are hints of pencil shavings and charcuterie evidenced here. 89
AJ | Ample red, purple and black here; opaque of course; perhaps slightly clearer streaks than some. Barely anything in it, though, and satisfactorily sombre for the 2-year stage. Not the most prodigiously perfumed of the `22 set; indeed impressively harmonious and balanced at this stage. Fresh fruits, warm stones, some herb and cistus, and the perfumed citrus peels too: it's all there if you look, under a lovely snow-sugar shake. Ample texture on the palate, and that same balance and harmony in the wine that the nose suggested. Warm, exuberant, juicy, affable, friendly: a blend of fruits to open, and something more savoury and earthy to finish. Delicious and approachable quinta port that won't insist you wait too long and which will provide huge pleasure whenever you choose to go in.Drink Dates: 2028 - 2040. 89
RM | Very deep, opaque; a bit sullen on the nose, quite dense, perhaps closing in on itself, a touch of green hedgerow character underlying; fresh and vibrant on the palate with good purity of fruit, firm tannic structure leading to a long linear finish, perhaps lacking a little in breadth but well defined nonetheless.Drink Dates: 2032 - 2050 plus. 90