Prepare to swoon. A gloriously aromatic red wine made from the Samso grape, aged for 18 months in American oak barrels, and the combination of glossy fruit and shiny new oak gives the wine such a polished aromatic sheen that you can almost see your face in it (I have a mixed metaphor licence and I’m not afraid to use it).

It’s a heady fruit and oak double-act, displaying sweet ripe cherry and new saddle leather, crimson-fleshed plums and vanilla, tangy pomegranate and sweet balsam notes. If you like full-bodied Ribera del Duero, Rioja or even modern Saint-Emilion, then this will make you very happy and will save you a few bob to boot. 13.5% alc. Drink now-2027.

Press review:

Jancis Robinson MW: “Smells like sweet red bordeaux! Very cleverly made and much more sophisticated than most of the old Samsos I have tasted so far. A successful production. Hints of balsam.” 17 points