Tim Atkin: Mid-garnet/ruby. Complex, leafy, spicy nose, with hints of sweet, faintly gamey fruit. Bright raspberry and cherry fruit, fresh acidity, nice balance, no oak interference. Elegant, fine tannins. Good length and complexity. 17.5

Gerard Basset: Medium-deep red ruby, with a purple rim. Medium-full intensity. Roasted-fruit and dark-chocolate character. Lovely texture, with silky tannin; excellent retro of blackberry and almond chocolate. Medium-long finish. 18

Anthony Rose: Good, youthful ruby; attractively sweet and chocolaty on the nose, with red fruits in the background. This is a succulently ripe and juicy style of Malbec, with an attractive cherryish juiciness and good balance of supple tannins and fresh acidity; the tannins end up a tad chalky and dry, so it clearly needs food. 16