Jesús Barquín: Pale yellow. This is a sweeter style than most in this tasting, but it’s still balanced and enjoyable, despite my personal preference. Not complex but clean and pleasant. 84

Andrew Jefford: Pale, bright gold, with a fine sustained mousse. Fresh, light, bright; warm summer scents billowing off the thyme-strewn hills; dry straw and lemon. Very attractive. Pure, refined, long, and “mineral” on the palate, with what is almost a powdery textural tilth on the tongue and a saline edge. The mousse is very fine: a thousand tiny points of light. There is nothing raw about the acidity: it is ripe and gracefully lemony, though the levels are high for Cava. The tone of Catalan allusiveness (the dry grasses, the fennel, the thyme) is just right. Supremely sippable, digestible finish. Outstanding Cava: bravo. 92

Andreas Larsson: Clear, bright, and light golden, with fine bubbles. Nice purity on the nose, quite mineral and vinous, with just about ripe stone-fruit, white flowers, and crushed nuts. The palate starts out discreetly, but has good grip and length, rather elegant fruit, expansive on the palate with a fine mousse, cleansing acidity, and a fine, mouthwatering finish. Still restrained, but not in a negative way, and it should still develop nicely. 90