Michael Edwards: Raw, edgy acidity, somewhat out of balance with the ripe fruit of ’05. Fair, but no more than that. 14.5

Andrew Jefford: Attractive green-gold; fine mousse. There’s almost a slight gunflint reductive quality here; very tight and sappy. The palate, too, almost has a Sauvignon-like, vegetal quality, which suggests shaded canopies. How would the ordinary drinker find this wine? Vital and attractive, but it still reminds me as much of Marlborough as of Le Mesnil. The dosage seems very sweet alongside this very green, vital fruit, so for me this wine hasn’t yet achieved full harmony. Puzzling but good in its own way. 14.5

Tom Stevenson: Very lightly toasty, fine and delicious in the most graceful of ways, with great acidity. This is what finesse is all about. 19 :