The 2021 is more elegant and restrained in the vintage, as well as slightly more mid-weight than both the 2018 and 2019. Its semi-translucent ruby hue is followed by a beautiful perfume of sweet redcurrants and raspberries intermixed with complex sandalwood, forest floor, and floral notes. Medium-bodied, with a ripe, elegant mouthfeel, well-integrated tannins, and outstanding length, it reminds of a terrific Graves from Bordeaux. It deserves 2-4 years of bottle age and will keep through 2051.

This is fresh in feel, with sassafras-laced boysenberry and mulberry fruit that picks up rooibos tea and savory notes. A sleek version, showing a sanguine echo through the persistent finish, this offers sneaky depth and length. (JM)