Mid weight, some freshness and not too rich. A little peach and apricot stone. Reasonable length. Attractive. ***1/2

Lighter. A fair dose of reduction. Lighter fruited. Lighter on the palate too. A sense of red fruit. Reduction prominent and currently masking the profile. Needs a shake, and chilling currently. **

Cool blackberry fruit. More rounded and with a clarity to the fruit. Very smooth and plush in an elegant, restrained style. Very attractive. ***

A slight hint of Syrah-typical reduction Dark fruited, typical Syrah profile. . Mid weight. Quite dark. A little awkward cf the 20, and not showing as brightly as previous bottles. ***

Dense, dark ruby. Crème de mûre. Denser and darker. On the palate too. Just a fine lick of tannin providing an obvious structural edge. Dense and polished behind the tannins. Rounded. ****

Bright, dense mid ruby. Elegant with a hint of violets. A freshness. Some red in the fruit Currently there’s more energy here. Vibrant. ****

Several extra layers of density. Mid grained tannins, currently a little furry. Needs time but the matière is there. Just. Little dry on the finish cf the 16.**(**)

Dark and dense. Finely velvety tannins. Needs time but a little more complete and rounded cf the 17. ***(*)

Far more floral and lifted on the nose. Vibrant and expressive. A touch of beeswax. Vintage style seems to suit the terroir providing some energy and lift. ****

Broader and a little flatter on the nose. A touch of honey. A lactic quality to the palate. Needs a bit more energy and zip, but there’s only so much terroir can do in the face of vintage. Decent, but lacks a certain something. ***1/2