Oyster shells on the nose (a Broadbent tasting note!). Sweet start and decent balance with some attack. Not forceful but everything is in the right proportion. One to head for, especially in view of the price. 16.5 points

Plenty of tannic grip and it is clear this delivers Pauillac character in the form and shape of the tannins. Not the compelling depths of the best years of GPL, but there is life here, with charcoal, campfire, smoked earth, brambled black fruits and edges of mint. 70% new oak. 92 points