“**** … dark red; the bouquet is meaty, savoury, has sweet tones, mulled fruits such as raspberry, rose perfume, roast almonds. The attack is juicy, immediate, the palate comes with a squeezy middle, squelchy cooked strawberries. The tannins lie a little on the outside have a bit of sun strength. There’s a hint of graphite on the second half. It needs time – ideally from 2026 to 1) fuse 2) unwind the finish.”

“95-97 rating. Deep-pitched blackberry, cherry, cassis and pungent floral qualities on the intensely perfumed, mineral-accented nose. Sappy and densely packed yet lively as well, offering bitter cherry, dark berry preserve and candied violet flavors and a hint of salty olive. Shows superb detail and mineral drive on the youthfully tannic finish, which hangs on with strong, dark-fruit-dominated tenacity.”