Tim Atkin | Mid-ruby red. Youthful, but showing some development. Strange tomato-leaf notes on the nose, with undergrowth and earthy hints. Fresh acidity, but a greenness that doesn’t quite integrate, giving a slightly scrawny finish. The highish alcohol adds to the sense of clumsiness. | 12

Alex Hunt | Pretty strawberry-fruit aromas here and some mossy, vegetal character that is a little prominent. The palate has a certain dank, diffuse flavor that the fairly prominent acidity fails to bring into focus. Not especially refined or winsome. | 12.5

Stephan Reinhardt | Unfiltered dark ruby, with a purple rim. Very pure and wild on the nose, which is currently dominated by earthy aromas, whereas the fleshy dark berry (cassis!) flavors are slightly reductive at the moment. Nonetheless, this is a fascinating, natural, and pure aroma, with some herbal scents as well. On the palate, this is silky and fresh, much less extracted and powerful than the [Umathum Joiser Kirschgarten Blaufrankisch] or [Ernst Triebaumer Rust Blaufränkisch Ried Oberer], more on the earthy, terroir side. Since there is almost no meat but acidity and finesse, it is most likely from a cooler spot and from slate soils, so displays a pure expression of its origin, which you might like or leave. I currently find it a little lean and not yet as complex as Blaufränkisch can be, but it still has the promise of its purity. | 15.5