Michel Bettane: Big color, oaky nose, large body, very ripe Merlot evident, high alcohol content, too: very 2009. 16.5

Thierry Desseauve: Very oaky (new oak), comfortable and generous, but good balance, finishing on freshness. 16.5

Michael Schuster: Marked oak-cedar nose; well balanced in its firmer, St-Estèphe style; juicy, concentrated, sinewy, but with a very satisfying fruit core, modest complexity, and excellent fruit, and light aroma length; ideally needs at least another 5–7 years! 2019–30. 15.5