Andrew Jefford | Dark black-red. Bottle 1: Slightly strange, gruff aromas. Bottle 2: Similar initially, but after copious aeration (though the gruffness does not resemble standard reductive aromas) there is some soft blackcurrant-plum charm. Gently textured but concentrated and long on the palate, with plenty of classic blackcurrant in dry-fruited, rather than super-ripe, style. | 86

Michael Schuster | Red-fruit ripe, a touch raw at present; fullish, firm in tannin, fresh to lively in acidity; moderate concentration and a touch chewy in texture, moderate scope, with a briskly defined, medium length. Good, if lacking a bit of density and scope, the slight leanness betraying the rain? Better in a few years. 2022–30+. | 87