CRITIC REVIEWS
Georgina Hindle
Dark chocolate, perfume and black fruits on the nose - fragrant rose and iris petals. Succulent yet quite densely mouthfilling straight away, the chalky salinity and bitter chocolate edged tannins in full force gripping the tongue and cheeks with a blueberry, raspberry and black cherry fruit pulp. It certainly has the density that others in the vintage dont have but its missing the elongation and some of the refinement that others show. You do get fully ripe fruit here though, the acidity underneath and a plushness that should see this through ageing nicely.
James Lawther MW
A little dull aromatically but supple fruit on the palate as well as assertive tannins. Dry and chewy on the finish. Is there enough fruit to cope with the tannins? (JL)