Nicolas Belfrage: Medium depth, bright with turn. Berry fruit and notes of tar. Plenty of sweet fruit plus plenty tannin of the less integrated type, a touch of bitterness at the back. Serious wine; needs a couple more years in bottle. 88

Bruno Besa: Deep garnet to tawny. Open, ripe, yet a touch rustic on the nose, with black-fruit character and complex spicy undertones. Full body with refined tanning and moderate length. Not the most refined example but generous and

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. Sweet, warm, truffley, almost brandied fruit scents, yet at the same time one or two green notes: a slightly perplexing mix. Soft, open, and relatively simple on the palate. 80