Simon Field | A very attractive purple, mauve ceding to pink; bright and beguiling. The nose defers to the redder fruits, with a lick of vanilla and buttered toast betraying an expensive education; flowers, petits fruits rouges, hints of laurel and aniseed; an endearingly complex plot, building tension through an eloquent early exposition. Frighteningly youthful, strewn with potential. | 92

Andrew Jefford | Dark, vivid, black-purple, just beginning to leave opacity behind. Some reduction on the nose, and a rather coarse, malty, fruit style. Ditto on the palate; pretty simple stuff, though enjoyable. | 83

Anthony Rose | A youthful, bright ruby in color, this is bright and charmingly raspberry-like and floral in aroma. This has shed-loads of youthful raspberry appeal, so fresh and juicy on the tongue, making it an irresistible midsummer day’s dream of a drinkable Malbec. Not hugely complex perhaps, but that’s beside the point in such a friendly, quaffable charmer. | 92