Tim Atkin: Deep color. Classy, aromatic nose. Fresh acid, good oak integration, firm, yet grainy tannins, good balance and length. Attractive, well-balanced, well-made. Silky, aromatic, Cabernet-based. Finesse and length and balance. 18

Gerard Basset: Deep ruby. Fairly open nose. Very ripe blackberry fruit with sweet spices. Rich and round but with a powerful structure; plum clafoutis on the palate. Long finish. 17.5

Anthony Rose: Dense, youthful ruby; an attractive nose, with herbal, capsicum-like undertones and some complexity to it, suggesting a wine of style; very good, concentrated, intense cassis fruit quality tinged with capsicum, fine concentration and flavor, with very well-integrated oak; fine, almost Margaux-like vibrancy and expressiveness; a structure of well-balanced, firm tannins and fresh acidity, suggesting good ageability for the medium and even longer term. 17.5