Michael Edwards: The sort of 2006 that I like: sprightly acidity in tune with a quite forward note of ripe autolytic development, without going over the top 16.5

Simon Field: Modest color, somewhat immodest bubbles; oatmeal, lemongrass, and tilleul (linden) on the nose; fat, oaky, rich, and textured; plush and manicured, elegant, and savory 16.5

Tom Stevenson: Lovely toasty aromas flitting and fleeting through beautifully fresh orchard and citrus fruits. The only negative here (and it will eventually disappear) is the somewhat firm, medium-sized bubbles, which need bottle age to soften into a silkier mousse 17