Simon Field | Purple almost to the meniscus; youth on its side, clearly. Aromatics of crushed raspberry, iodine, flowers, and the hearthside; flowers, too, and chalk. The palate is composed, broad, and softly assertive; the floral tribute to the cornucopia of fruit deftly displayed, the tannins acquiescent yet powerful, the structure precise and yet neatly decorated. Fine and poised, long and engaging. The line of acidity is persuasive and the tannins held in check by both the weight of finely managed fruit and the grandeur of the overall structure; solid and yet light on its feet, complete today, yet with more to give. Impressive, in other words. | 94

Andrew Jefford | Intense, dark, opaque black-red, with a purple rim. Sweet, warm, fragrant, deep, and spicy fruit aromas, oozing with attractive blackberry pulp. An excellent aromatic profile among its cohort, without a trace of the reduction that mars so many in one way or another. On the palate, too, this is an absolute stand-out after some rather disappointing younger wines: Wonderful depth, purity, and amplitude of sweet blackberry and damson fruits. There are super tannins, too, skin-soft, caressing yet ample; the acidity is softer than many, and sings out blackberry, too. Wonderful Andean Malbec of lyricism and finesse. | 95

Anthony Rose | Surprisingly bright and youthful in color for a wine already four years old. This smells good, fresh, gently spicy and floral, yet to reveal itself. The dark berry fruit is highly concentrated and full, underpinned by well-handled oak for a nice suppleness of texture, the acidity remaining bright and fresh, and only later in the picture does the framework of tannin and acidity kick in. Plenty of life left in this wine, which should improve over five to eight years. | 95