Simon Field | Mid-ruby in color; a little garnet at the rim, a modest dilution. An appreciable but hopefully not irreversible reduction at first blush; with air and a little time, this recedes, but only a little. Behind the roadblock, there is plenty of fruit and an elegant, surprisingly discreet personality. All one has to do is to get over the initial impression—a big ask for an unsuspecting consumer, I suspect. And then one starts to wonder if the palate is also a little drying, and so it goes on. | 87

Andrew Jefford | Dark black-red, though remaining translucent. Some reduction and kerosene- tinged fruits here as freshly poured. Let’s look again shortly... Ditto ten minutes later. Round and juicy on the palate but simpler than most. And with the reduction, it would be hard to give this wine a ringing endorsement, though it is eminently drinkable. | 86

Anthony Rose | Already quite evolved in color, with shading to brown at the rim of the glass. This smells quite rustic, and while there is a degree of sweet berry fruit to enjoy initially, there’s a chewiness of texture that demands robust food to absorb all that dry tannin. | 86