Simon Field | Golden color and a creamy, slightly oxidative nose; the palate remains faithful to this cloying misdemeanour, its oaky grip undermining the fruit character and, in extremis, any particular scope for enjoyment. | 82

Andrew Jefford | Full yellow-gold. Very rich and honeyed in aroma; blind, you might guess it was a dessert wine. Luscious and dripping... with honey, toasted almond, banana, vanilla sugar. An attractive prospect! Rich, full, and lush on the palate, too, though of course it is dry and not sweet. Succulent and generous white Châteauneuf-du-Pape, though it is not the most subtle wine on the table. There are some outstanding aroma traces, though, and though it is low in acidity, it is not in any way deficient. I’d love to drink a bottle of this tonight (though perhaps not on my own). A total simple delight. | 92

John Livingstone-Learmonth | Pretty, full yellow robe. The nose leads on glazed fruits, brioche, has an underlying ripe sweetness. There is a nudge of cooked lemon. It has a ground force rather than being airborne, or air related. The palate rests on very ripe fruit and content, with a brown-sugar, baked-apple heart. It’s stage-managed over free-flow wine and will be good with sweetbreads, vieille France cuisine. Don’t look for freshness with this. To 2023/24. | 88