Andrew Jefford | Bright mid-gold. Bottle 1: Oxidized. Bottle 2: Light, fresh, pristine, and graceful, and much better than the slightly defective first bottle. Nonetheless, it is not a wine of huge aromatic complexity. Rich, soft, vivid, spicy, and generous, with some discreet acidity to back up the alcoholic warmth and perfumed fullness as a factor of balance. Deftly done. | 91

Charles Metcalfe | A slightly reductive, thiol note to this. The palate opens up more, and shows litchi, and barley-sugar flavors, good acidity, and some intensity. But there’s a niggling note of something (might it be rot?) that persists to the finish. Not my favorite wine. | 81

Jancis Robinson | Deep gold. First bottle dirty. Second bottle much cleaner and positively opulent. Very charming with a burned edge and great balance. Pungent, and handles its residual sugar well. Very definitely Gewurz. Rather well balanced and appetizing despite the high residual sugar. Long and savory. Quite intense. Long undertow. Drink 2016–22. | 90