Smoked rosemary on the nose is followed by a hit of cigar box and pencil lead on the attack. There's excellent quality on display here, with well-judged body and mid-palate, and great persistency, although it's pulled up by a shot of acidity on the finish - something that will not be as evident with food. A good life ahead. The estate did not submit a 2011 to this tasting. Jane Anson Decanter

This is well filled out through the mid-palate, with some clear menthol notes on the finish. We are in signature Médoc territory here, with plenty of lift and juice in the fruit still. It's good value for a quality Haut-Médoc too, definitely off the starting blocks, but with another five to ten years ahead. Jane Anson Decanter

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