Tim Atkin: Very dense, dark color. High alcohol, roasted, slightly pruney nose. Super-ripe, sweet, Michel Rolland-style. Good fruit picked too late. Super-ripe raisin-and-oak palate. I wish this had 14% alcohol and was not in this overripe style. 16

Gerard Basset: Deep purple, with a pink rim. Medium-deep intensity. Black fruit with sweet spices. Rich and ripe, with some licorice in retro. Long finish. 18

Anthony Rose: Deep youthful ruby, almost opaque; very nice spiced-plum and blackberry fragrance. Good, richly concentrated cassis and blackberry-fruit opulence, bordering on sweetness. This is very richly fruited, with deftly applied oak spice and firm tannins—a big wine that just manages to keep all its powerful elements in proportion, even if at this stage it could do with a couple more years’ aging and will continue to improve for 10 years. 17