AJ | Dark black-red, very nearly opaque at the core. Sweet, light and lifted. No great fruit focus here, but very pretty and 100% ripe; nothing to suggest the green fairy has been flitting about. Super-sound on the palate, pure, teased to full ripeness, sound, wholesome, even a lick of chocolate to finish. Totally delicious fresh Pomerol which you really don't have to wait for. A lovely drink. Drink Dates: 2027 - 2033. 91
SF | Densely saturated, corvid black at the core. Woodsmoke, ripe plum and soot inform the nose, itself a little reticent at the moment. The palate, however, is slight and balletic, a sotto voce descant extolling the merits of not trying too hard in a cool year. Lyricism ensues and an early-approachable little gem has ben born... Drink Dates: 2026 - 2031. 90