Simon Field: Not completely pristine, color-wise; attractive sweet-fruit aromas, licorice and a touch of incense; the palate is of medium concentration, defined black fruit, with cassis to the fore and a touch of aniseed at the back; a little burn, too, however; the overall impression is of a rather clumsy wine. | 84

Andrew Jefford: Dark black-red in color, though not saturated in the way that some of the younger 2011s still are. Warm, spicy, earthy, forceful; a little low on primary fruit, if anything. A little bit grubby, too. The flavors deliver very much what the aromas promised: a rather ramshackle young Vintage Port with lots of guts but low on fruit purity. | 82

Richard Mayson: Deep color; ripe, heady, rather stewed, soupy aromas; rich and quite hefty on the palate, baked fruit supported by ripe, spicy tannins but not at this stage very harmonious, lacking definition, with a rather rustic, coarse, woody finish. | 79