Michael Schuster: The usual mineral limestone element in the background, both very fruity, and very persistent to smell; very rich, very sweet, very fleshy, with adequate rather than marked acidity; an overall supple impression, soft, succulent, seductive, with a gentle tension, nevertheless you taste the fine botrytis in the length of flavor, the subtle spice and overall concentration. Easy, gentle, graceful, softly rather than crisply persistent. This remains very Barsac, and with the property’s characteristic, clear mineral impression. Accessible early. 94–95

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Very rich on the nose, with notes of apricot and pineapple, well “roasted,” yet still quite held back. 96–97