19.5/20 - The only other winemaking note is that there is a mighty 8% new oak used here! From this moment onwards this wine is all about the fruit and I have tasted nothing like it, at least made from Grenache. The insanely mineral palate reminds me of elite Nebbiolo, visceral, elemental Pinot Noir, majestic Baga and other red grapes which celebrate bitterness! There are clearly insane vibrations emanating from the soil here which make this fruit so damned toned. The flavour silhouette is slender, athletic, toned and immensely powerful and yet the flavour is gentle, caressing, magical and life-fulfilling. It is a near-perfect wine. Drink 2022 – 2032.

96+/100 - On the nose, the wine has evolved, but slowly. It is both floral and ferruginous, as it's inextricably shaped by the red ironstone soils and gravels in which the fruit is grown. Most pleasingly, on the palate, the wine shows that it is evolving very slowly indeed, and far from descending into the meaty, carnal space that Grenache can go to, at pace, it is holding purity of fruit and chalky tannins at the very core of the wine. It's impressive, to say the least. Graphite and black tea through the finish, and the tannins are, one must say satisfyingly, the last thing to fade into the memory they're chalky, a little chewy and very fine. Great. Drink 2024 - 2038.