Stephen Brook | Rich, flamboyant stone fruits on the nose and a hint of tropical fruit. The power is echoed on the palate, which is solid and creamy. While the ripeness is welcome, the high alcohol is less so, and it also delivers a slight bitterness, which detracts from the overall fruitiness. But it has character and force on the finish. | 90

Simon Field | Green-gold, then a nose of gorse, bracken and lemon peel. The palate is heavy, weighed down by what a year ago may have been inscribed as ripe and exuberant promise. Today it is rather lugubrious, not yet autumnal, but evolving rather too quickly. It may just be an awkward phase, of course. | 87