Tim Atkin: Super-charged purple; very aromatic. Lush, plush, quite sweet. Okay, if a little obvious. Residual sugar, some oak, lots of bramble and blackberry fruit. Not very complex, super-ripe, but I suspect this would be a good punter style. Chocolate and fruitcake and ripe fruit. A little confected? 16

Gerard Basset: Deep inky color, with a violet rim. Very intense on the nose. Prune in alcohol and baked black fruit. Rich and juicy, with some black cherry wrapped in chocolate in retro. Medium-long finish. 17

Anthony Rose: Deep, youthful ruby, with an almost kirsch-like sweet red-cherry fragrance. This has a dark plum and prune-like opulence that’s powerful, rich, sweet, and almost brandied on the palate, with substantial spicy oak. It’s powerful, to the verge of Portiness. The tannins are a tad chunky and dry. 16