Stephen Brook: Delicate, floral nose, with some apricot and pear fruit. The texture is creamy if not very complex, and there’s ample fruit here. There’s even a touch of acidity, and the wine doesn’t lack freshness. White Châteauneuf should be drunk very young for its fruit and charm, or aged ten years for a mysterious transformation into something more complex and mineral. I’m not sure this quite has the stuffing to go the distance, but it’s perfectly enjoyable now, with sufficient but not excessive weight and a moderate finish. If it has high alcohol, and I suspect it does, it doesn’t really show. 15.5

Alison Buchanan: Golden straw in color, this has a very cold-fermented nose, confected, with dollymixture notes dominating hesitant orchardfruit aromatics. The palate mirrors the nose, with no real sense of place. The finish is sweet and candied 10

Anthony Rose: Pale and youthful in color. There are attractive fresh apple and pear aromas here, followed by a fresh mid-palate with powerful fresh pear-fruit flavors and good weight and richness. It’s both powerful and still elemental in its youthfulness but seems to have the balance of fruit concentration and freshness to complement a slightly stony minerality and dry finish. 16.5