Hervé Pennequin C - Bright, intense red ruby. N - Discreet, light spices, tar, rose petal. P - Earthy, dry and firm tannins, hint of spices, bitter finish, thin in the middle, short in end.
Mark Slater C - Clear, dense, fine appearance. N - Interesting bouquet with cedar notes, good expression, moderately intense. P - Nice flavors, well blended, very good quality, fine balance, light and short finish. Very pleasant, dry wine.
Andreas Larsson C - Clear, bright ruby. N - Peppery and spicy bouquet, slightly earthy. P - Dry, quite earthy, marked tannins and some bitterness.
Teresa Perez C - Clean, brilliant, intense ruby red. N - Mazzard cherries in liqueur, incense notes, aromatic wood, modest intensity. P - Light on the attack, then yielding in the mouth, but marked by fairly unintegrated tannins, some balance, short finish.
Yoichi Sato C - Slightly dark and deep red garnet. N - Wood, but particular, very powerful raspberry, mocha, coffee, bitter chocolate, rubber notes. P - Fresh and clean attack, attractive tannic presence, slight smokiness, flavors relatively marked by tannins, average balance, medium finish. Nice acidity all the way through.
Giuseppe Vaccarini C - Quite intense garnet. N - Concentrated aromas, tar, red fruit. P - Supple and round, quite tannic, medium finish. Not very typical of the vintage and light weight in the mouth.
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