Green apple, touch of toast, orange peel, touch of earth and florality with some lemon and pear. Flat out beautiful palate - the acidity gives the wine superb tension while letting the rich fruit shine. Builds and builds across the palate, finishing extremely long. Stunning.

Caramel oak, with some sea spray and a light sherry character than may suggest this bottle was just starting on the downward slope. The wines richness shows through on the palate, almost overwhelming power but there is a pure fruit character that kicks in on the finish and it finishes quite fresh.

I think the quality of this wine is obvious, hopefully there are better bottles out there.

Cherry, strawberry, spice, stalk and a touch of earth with a lifted VA character. The palate shows plenty of sweet and extremely pretty fruit, however a little hit of alcohol that stands out is an issue. Drink now probably while the fruit is still so appealing.

Pepper with a herbal edge, white peach and some complex cheesy funk - with time showing more apricot. Medium viscosity on the palate, it holds itself back and a brief flash of that herbal note shows through as well, which I did like.

Charcoal, cherry, redskins and musk with subtle oak still present. High toned red fruit on the palate, there is plenty of grip and texture, though overall you feel that it needs much more time to evolve. Clearly very good, but very much in need of patience.

Served blind. Purple edged. Floral and bay leaf aromas with toasty vanilla oak and blueberry. Inky fruit asserts itself on the palate, there is a glycerol silkiness that really comes across. Finishes bright and intense. Has similarities to the 2010 but has a bit more interest and potential to age in my opinion/

Iron, smoke and plenty of stalky undergrowth. Fairly resolved on the palate, with the remnants of tannins lightly there. The acid may be fading a bit and the wine is rather soft around the edges as a result - a touch of acid and fruit brightness would lift it but I think it is holding well and I liked it more than the last time I encountered it.

Heavy oak presence, light perfume and blackberry. The mid palate has a feeling of hollowness. The fruit definitely needs more depth. Was better with the food but it still couldn't lift it beyond decent.

Corked :(

Light gold coloured. Pear and spice, light honey and lemon. The sweetness is quite light and it integrates nicely with some good acidity. Not overly complex but will hold for some time.

Lifted floral notes on the nose, with orange peel, some funky aromas and lemon. The sweetness on the palate is well balanced and even though each time I came back to it, the sweetness seemed a bit more prominent, it continued to feel well balanced overall. Should age fairly well over say 7-8 years.