Jamie Goode | Very fine open nose of toast, meal, and citrus, withatouch of cashew nut. The palate is generous, combining sweet pear and peach fruit with some bright citrus, and well-integrated oak. It’s quite a crowd-pleaser on the one hand, with its ripe fruit and oak, but there’s also some seriousness here, and delicacy and finesse, too. Very stylish and ambitious; pulls it off well. | 93

Peter Richards | Inviting, complex nose of red apple with roasted nuts and a touch of toffee popcorn. Opens up slowly and pleasantly in the glass, showing more savory toasty notes as it does so. Nutty, toasty flavors on the palate together with red-apple flavors. It doesn’t quite hang together easily, the acidity isn’t quite fresh enough, the spice blows it up slightly and there’s an uneasy heat. Beyond this, though, it’s an impressively wrought wine, ambitious in the right way, with some deft oaking. A fine Chardonnay, a work in progress, but can deliver pleasure now. | 90

David Williams | Some struck-match reductive action, but it’s been carefully done, and achieved with high- quality, perfectly ripe fruit that results in a savory palate with tension and minerals to spare and a snap of ripe orchard fruit juiciness. Classy. | 91