Simon Field | An entirely unsubtle fruit-salad concoction, rich and heady, flabby and indulgent, its appeal assured, its aging and gastronomic potential both fatally compromised by overindulgence. | 85

Andrew Jefford | Pale gold. Goodness: another electrifyingly good aromatic profile, immediately commanding your attention and lifting you to another place on earth and another psychic state from the one in which you opened the bottle. Sweet, soft, almondy, graceful, and enchanting—the wine equivalent of dappled September sunlight. A lovely nose I could spend 20 minutes with. On the palate, this is a little less rich and a little more vegetal and marrowy than the nose suggested it would be. You could even call it fresh, sappy, poised. But we are in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and it is a Roussanne/Clairette/Grenache Blanc blend, so we have something that sits on the tongue like a leopard and just slowly purrs with all those soft and seedy things. Outstanding; a great example of a top cuvée. | 94

John Livingstone-Learmonth | fine yellow robe. Caramel and apricot lead the bouquet, which has a ripe and sultry-sweet heart: toffee on roller blades here. There is an inkling of saltiness. The palate holds very fine content, with only a glimmer of what it can become over time. There is a greengage dab of freshness on the finish. Patience required, but this is a pedigree white Châteauneuf that will reward. Decanting is urged. 2019–31/33. | 90