Andrew Jefford: Bottle 1: Full gold, with a swiftly dissipating mousse. Softly and gently oxidative: tangy honey and beeswax. Bottle 2: Similar in style, perhaps with a little more honeyed sweetness. No evident fruit, though. On the palate, it comes across as a very artisan style—maybe zero sulfur? Vinous, acid-balanced, texturally interesting, but not completely successful. 81

Andreas Larsson: Quite developed, medium-deep golden color. The nose also shows development and a certain oxidation, with notes of windfall, walnut, wood, and dry spices. The palate feels one size lighter than the nose suggested, with marked youthful acidity, barely ripe apple, yet with some oxidative notes, too. This might develop and gain more harmony, but to my palate it appears slightly dissipated at this stage. 80