From Magnum. So clean and fresh with great balance. 93

Honeysuckle, spice, stem, buttery, good depth and drive. 92

Chamomile, heat, bitterness. Good body. 92

Tight but clean, with lots of stem.

Still tight, good bouquet and medicine, a bit too ripe and too much acidity. 92

Bitter, too much acidity. 88

Pencil, prune, lead, good balance but still very tannic. 92

Sweetness, licorice, spice, fruit with good body and drive. 93+

Citrus bouquet, tannic palate, otherwise very Palmer. 91

Strawberry, spice, herb, animal. Expressive and clean nose with nice sweetness and complexity. 93

Reduction, salinity, too much acidity. 88

Fresh florals, sweet, earthy spice. Deep nose, straight palate. 91

Fresh florals, yellow fruit, stone. Réductive but very good palate. 93

Deep nose of earth, spice mushroom and prune. Palate too acidic, probably cooked. Flawed.

Clean palate with good fruit and freshness. Open only on the nose. 88

Bottle of great condition. Enchantingly floral and herbal, but probably in decline already. A bit thin on palate. 95-

Vegetative green fruit, but clean. 89

Minty, very good sweet balance with underpinned acidity to carry on the palate. 93+

Balance is good and clean but otherwise too primary to tell. 92+

Fresh and youthful. Lots of stem, dark floral, raspberry, minty. 90

Expressive nose of dark fruit, stone, savory and a hint of sweetness. Clean and almost weightless with just a bit of stem. 93

Great acidity with punch of stem. 92

Vegetative, good fruit and salinity. Defined spice and composed; very interesting. 93

Caramel, dark fruit, wild flowers, defined strawberry, cardamom, animal. Structured on the palate, but deep and clean nose. 94

Good aging, nothing more. 86

Sweet, fresh and deep. Clean but too acidic. 91

From Magnum. Light citrus, underpinned honey, delicate toast, nice bitterness. Clean and complex finish. 94

Vegetative, intensely savory. Good balance but too reserved today. 92

Too acidic, not sure how I feel about this. NR