Stephen Brook: Opaque red. Dumb nose. Very ripe cherries and blackberries on the palate, which is concentrated and bright. It seems a touch overripe, with some alcohol showing, but it has exuberance and flesh. Hedonistic and enjoyable, though I would prefer more nuances, texture, and complexity. Quite good length. Margaret River? 15

Andrew Jefford: Dark black-red. An interesting fruit shift in this wine compared with many of its peers: not so much blackcurrant as black cherry and plum. Some sweet oak shaping for prettiness. An engaging and charming aromatic profile. Less violently acidic than many, this continues the aromatic theme with a fruit-dominated palate of some richness and subtlety. There is some textural tannin to lend the wine food-friendliness and complexity, and the fruits modulate toward a classic graphite-cedar melange at the end. Balanced, accessible, and attractive wine of enduring merit, though without the finesse to win a truly high score. Margaret River. 15

Anthony Rose: Good, youthful, ruby hue; this is quite sweet and spicy on the nose with a feeling of power and super-ripeness to it; and it is opulent, sweet, and ripe on the palate, with a chocolaty undertow, but certainly not cooked or overripe, just dropping below the threshold to deliver plenty of appealing black-cherry jam fruitiness that’s nicely framed by oak and acidity, finishing just a tad dry and hot. Coonawarra? 17