Medium, medium-plus cherry red with a little amber. The oak is barely detectable together with black and red fruit pies. Excellent fruit and depth with good acidity. Starting to drink now.

Medium-plus with no fading again well integrated oak and fruit shaded to black. Less forward and firmer than 1997. Very good acidity and well mannered tannins – very young still.

Medium-plus colour. Nose is most closed yet – no obvious oak. Some others didn’t care for this wine but with intense fruit and broad tannins I really enjoyed this slightly more rustic performance.

Medium ruby red fading to amber. Red nose with a hint of spice. Mature palate despite the slightly rasping tannin with sweet creamy fruit. A little shorter than the rest.

Darkest and best of the first 10 wines. The colour shows a deep ruby with a more watery rim. Still showing a trace of oak on the nose with distant black shaded fruit – more closed than the others. Simply super depth to the fruit. The tannins are denser but very well presented. Acidity that’s ‘just right’. The star of the line-up so far. Will be excellent.

Medium-plus ruby red with a little amber. The nose is less expressive than when tasted 1 hour ago. After the 1993 the fruit is a little muddied. In isolation a nice wine, but after the 1993…

Another wine whose nose was better 1 hour ago. Fat with good acidity. Smooth with fulsome tannins – this is delicious!