2023 pas de deux - 94 pts from James Suckling

Fresh mixed berries are dust­ed with Mediter­ranean scrub, set­ting a fas­ci­nat­ing stage for a wine of ele­gance and strength in equal mea­sure. Cracked pep­per­corns, dried laven­der and bou­quet gar­ni min­gle with cher­ries and rasp­ber­ries, a sub­tle shad­ing of uma­mi in the back­ground. Long tan­nins and bal­anced acid­i­ty hold promise for the future. Drink or hold. — 94 pts

Bri­an Freedman/​James Suckling