Simon Field | A reticent nose, a varietal profile, hard to penetrate... The palate is foursquare, with a youthful, austere texture, yet beyond that there are hints of the potential of the variety, unfashionable at the moment, with plenty of zesty yellow fruit evidenced, along with impressive old-vine acidity and a richly authoritative finish. | 89

Andrew Jefford | Mid- to full gold. This pure Grenache must come from fine vineyards, as it is unusually aromatic, singing out with crushed aniseed sweetness and with an almost jasmine-like soapy perfumed note behind, too. A magnificent nose, which everyone growing Grenache Blanc should seek out and note. On the palate, the wine is soft, rich, full, and gently unfolding, with a lovely extravagant richness, depth, and perfume to it. Who said Grenache Blanc was inarticulate? Not here! Perhaps it doesn’t quite have the finesse that some of the blends can achieve, but it is indubitably fine, heroic, meal-worthy, and full of fascination, as well as being generous and articulate. Grand wine. | 94

John Livingstone-Learmonth | Sturdy yellow robe. The nose carries a graceful, well-rounded aroma of cooked stone fruits such as ripe nectarine, with a note of pear. It glides with sensuous appeal. The palate rolls with lissom content, its gras restrained in its expression. This is authentic white Châteauneuf, for la bonne table, has no frills such as Roussanne and flowery inputs. The length is well assured, and it works well on its southern texture and the finesse of the place. To 2033/36. | 91