Simon Field | Golden color and nose of pineapple, poached pear, and acacia; the palate is potent, a little unformed, its grip austere and slightly overwhelming. Gastronomically promising— a worthy imprimatur of Roussanne. | 87

Andrew Jefford | Pale buttercup yellow: such a lovely color. Creamy, soft, supple, and enticing, without the aromatic threads being particularly allusive. On the palate, though, this is suddenly something rather different from its peers: richly lush and honeyed, with almost a late-harvest sweetness and unctuousness. Is there some residual sugar here? It seems so. Anyway, it works wonderfully well with the overall wealth and generosity of this wine, though I’d serve it as a decadent apéritif rather than pairing it with bouillabaisse. Yum! | 91

John Livingstone-Learmonth | Full yellow color. Vanilla, cooked peach, and a sultry grapeyness combine on the nose, which reflects the warm rays of 2015. The palate delivers tangy content, with implications of orange marmalade and a note of Riesling petrol. It ends pretty neatly, with a smooth and savory shape. I would leave this for two or three years to get the best from it; it’s a closed-in wine that will be more interesting in the second phase of its life. 2019–26/28. | 87