Michael Edwards: Lemon-tinged color, creamy mousse; citrus, lemony tones pervade nose and palate; energetic and racy, pretty good example of what a young blanc de blancs or Chardonnay cuvée should be 16

Simon Field: Evolved lemon-gold color, then aromas of apple charlotte, praline, and mirabelle plum. Yellow and red fruits vie for attention on the palate, which, for all its rather high dosage and intimations of oaky maturity, is pleasing and harmonious 16

Tom Stevenson: Classy oak-fermented Champagne, rich and boldly flavored 18