Michael Schuster: Rich, lemony nose, both liqueur and freshness; a very nicely balanced, rich, fresh middleweight, intensely sweet, long, and vital; a beautifully stylish, clean, pure, botrytis-complex wine with fine length. Seems disgraceful that it wasn’t voted into the Union des Grands Crus. 2016–30. 17/17+

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: On the same level as the best first growths, the wine is splendid, as it always is in a great vintage, and it possibly has even more grandeur and harmony than in previous great vintages. Sauternes in all its glory, and a long life ahead. 19