Stephen Brook: Very deep red. Lush, toasty, blackberry nose; teems with fruit. There are coffee and menthol tones that give the nose some lift, too. Distinctly sweet on the palate, with high, surely added acidity. This is far too aggressive, and the toastiness also dominates the palate. Stylistically, this is all over the place and seems cobbled together. Cloying. Coonawarra? 12

Andrew Jefford: Dark black-purple, saturated. Vivid and penetrating blackcurrant aromas of soprano style, quite edgy and jittery, almost yogurty. Penetrating, though, and with soft meatiness behind. Not a rich or complex nose, but striking. Very intense, though much of this is acid-derived. Some tannins; some chocolaty depths to the fruit. Impressive, but lacks natural articulacy; rather cranked up and forceful. The raw materials look extremely good, however, and with a gentler and subtler touch, this could easily become fine wine. Margaret River. 14.5

Anthony Rose: Dense, dark ruby; quite intense aromatic quality, with loads of mint, mulberry, and blackcurrant; powerful fruit concentration on the palate, with dense, rich, cassis-like and pruney fruit framed by cedary oak and very well-crafted tannins and fresh acidity. A wine with the concentration of fruit and backbone for aging for a good ten years—and possibly a good deal longer. Classically Coonawarra? 17.5