A molded cork that was totally black. The wine was heavily corked - classic wet cardboard/potato. Looking past the corked, the wine was mellow and soft. Clearly at a prime though no fruit could be discerned. Dry finish.

I think with some more decanting this is a few points higher.

Dark red and for me a classic french bordeaux nose.(Proven wrong later at the unveiling but interesting to see other tasters - not just on the night - but on cellartracker - think the same) Minerality comes through with high acidity. Fresh tobacco in the nose. Tannins 8/10 full bodied with a backbone of Cabernet Franc comes through.

Just simply drinkable. Smooth and classic South African chalkiness. A nose of clean chalk dust. Lighter tannins 6/10. Light berries.

I would keep drinking this now - do not delay too long

Hint of cassis in the nose. Good tannins 7. Dry merlotish character and full bodied.

Classic French Bordeaux nose and palate. Tannins 7.5/10. High acidity in the nose - somewhat youthful nose appearance. (proved not to be young on unveiling)

Classic Tobacco and a dry finish. Good strong tannins 7/10. The scoresheet causes a lower rating that I would do manually - probably 91 for me

Popped and poured so this was not decanted. Young with strong cassis nose.

No decanting on this one - popped and poured -Strong tannins 7/10 and balanced. The shiraz backbone comes through. A hint of brown in the rim? Full bodied and enjoyable.