Andrew Jefford: Pale to mid-gold in color. Fresh, clean, lively, sinewy: a solid, square-chinned aromatic profile of classical appeal, with poised fruit supported by something more understatedly rich. On the palate, by contrast, this is one of the more nakedly acidic wines in the tasting, skinny and underdeveloped, in need of a good feed of sunlight. Please pick a little later… It’s all over too quickly, and there just isn’t the phenolic ripeness to create a wine of interest and gastronomic aptitude. 11.5

Jancis Robinson: Pale straw. A bit stinky—something vaguely industrial. Tight and ungenerous. Too austere for its own good. Drink 2013–15. 15

Anthony Rose: Relatively pale in color, this starts out as a “Hello boys” Chardonnay, immediately announcing its credentials with well-crafted nutty, lees-derived aromas and a powerfully spritz-fresh attack on the tongue. And yet, underlying the peachy fruit flavors comes a mineral dry smokiness and a nuttiness that bring a kind of salty dry element to the wine. It’s seamless, mineral, and dry—a rather austere Chardonnay on the finish that’s cut out for food. 18