97/100
The 2021 Highest Beauty is polished, stylish, and impeccably pure in this vintage. It exudes beautifully precise blackberry and cherry fruit, wrapped in a supple juiciness that glides effortlessly across the palate. A core of gorgeous graphite minerality adds depth, while its medium- to full-bodied richness showcases the purity of dark berry fruit. The finish is elegant and refined, lingering with lovely Indian spice nuances—a graceful yet powerful expression of the vintage.
Wine Spectator
95/100
A richly fruited version, offering boysenberry, black currant and blackberry puree notes that stream through, yet this stays reserved in style, with a remarkable sense of polish. Loam, licorice root and singed alder elements emerge steadily through the long finish. A lovely late twang of iron adds to the range.