SF | Midnight black, viscosity panther like, omnipresent. A warm nose of gum cistus, plum and liqueur de cassis. Mouthcoating sweetness, all-embracing, other structural components hitherto invisible, or, at the very least, submissive. 87
AJ | Dense, saturated red-black and deeply stained at the meniscus. Ample cherry, bilberry and blackberry fruits and a fine vegetative roar, too. Perhaps even a little fiery at this stage, but there is plenty there and serenity may come with a few more years in bottle. The brandy comes at you on the nose just a touch. Very sweet, rich, warm and exuberant, with ample black fruit and dried fruit flavour. The tannins are smooth and svelte; there is just a little lurking acidity which becomes evident on the back palate. Generosity and exuberance in equal measure.Drink Dates: 2027 - 2042. 89
RM | Deep, opaque; lovely lifted berry fruit aromas and a touch of tar, also a touch floral but more to give; open sweet-spicy berry fruit, not dense, mid-weight with, firm peppery tannins mid-palate and on to a linear finish, which already shows some charm. Good middle distance wine.Drink Dates: 2030 - 2045. 89