Andrew Jefford: Full lemon-gold. There is lots of subtropical warmth and enchantment here: unapologetically rich and ripe, freighted and weighted, generous, buxom, and giving. You want to bury your nose in this wine and just revel in all it has to offer you. On the palate, the appeal is much the same. It’s not the most subtle wine in the tasting, and there’s a bone of acidity in it that sticks out a bit for me, but the northern hemisphere has nothing to offer that in any way can duplicate this, and I love it—that headiness, that lushness, that softness, and that rich fullness. A true wine of place, and a wonderful way mark along the Chardonnay spectrum. 16.5

Jancis Robinson: Pale straw. Smells rather of wet wool. Sweet start and then scooped up into something sufficiently refreshing. Quite a bit of gas in here? Not the noblest example but competently made. Drink 2011–13. 16

Anthony Rose: Pale lemon; quite nutty, yeasty, and peachy on the nose, and similarly showing a nice lees-derived savory, yeasty richness and creaminess on the palate. Nicely textured Chardonnay fruit flavor and quality, with the yeast lees bringing a degree of extra complexity and flavor to the butterscotchy, nutty fruit, ending tangily fresh and convincingly balanced. 17