Simon Field | Lower in alcohol than some, this example does not lack for ripe, accessible fruit character, tutti frutti, pear and peach. There is, however, an ultimate lack of charm and a rather aggressive, pinched finish, which flies in the face of the generosity of the attack. | 85

Andrew Jefford | Full, burnished old gold. Bottle 1: TCA. Bottle 2: This is, in fact, very elegant and chiseled in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape context: poised, fresh, lively, and elegant. I don’t know how (soils?), but this wine almost seems to have a kind of truffley richness, elegance, and understatement to it, a new-bread richness, and a lemon verbena freshness. A super nose here. On the palate, this is fine white Châteauneuf-du-Pape—structured, firm, fine-drawn, long, and elegant, with lovely triggered secondary complexities, and despite the fact that it is 95 percent Roussanne, without any great sense that the variety might be dominating the soil. I expect this to get a lot better with bottle age, and it is already very good indeed. Amazing concentration, too. Wow! | 94

John Livingstone-Learmonth | Full yellow robe. The bouquet expresses ripe fruit, elder, and Muscat grapeyness, has a little tangerine outer. It’s not entirely ensemble. The palate is concentrated, and also has a musky, grapey center, as if the crop was picked a tad late, perhaps by design. The result is a wine withatannic leaning and a sense of lack of refinement. Try from mid-2018 to 2025/27. | 84