Stephen Brook | There are smoky cherry aromas here, but it’s reticent and lacks some lift. But the attack is sleek and pure, with good fruit intensity and brightness from the acidity. It seems a touch light at first, but the tannins creep up on the mid-palate, suggesting there’s no lack of structure. Although closed, all the components seem in place, and in a few years this will surely show better. Quite long. | 90

Andrew Jefford | Dark, glinting translucent black-red. Warm, sweet, inviting: red fruits in the foreground, with mushrooms and cream behind. Vivid, lively, well rounded, deep, transparent, and ringing: perfect ripeness, but lifted freshness, too. Not one of the fattest or fullest, but articulate, lithe, and athletic. | 90

Michael Palij | Diffuse nose, with vegetal notes of bell pepper, tobacco leaf, and hay alongside black currant, strawberry, and Parma violets. In the mouth, this is angular and disjointed, with aggressive tannins and an absence of clearly defined fruit. The finish is dominated by alcohol and tannins rather than by fruit. | 88