Stephen Brook | The nose is quite complex, with juicy apple compote fruit and a light herbal tone. Sleek and concentrated, this has an elegance unusual for St-Péray, as well as an abundance of ripe but not overblown fruit. The acidity, while not monumental, discloses the light minerality on the finish. More than most, this has personality and zip. Quite long. | 91

Simon Field | Elegant faded silver, Mr Turner’s dawn; then aromatics that are equally elegant: petrichor rather than stone fruit; blossom and pure citrus; spring rather than autumn. Nuance rather than power. Fairly simple, but with a positive vista of linear purity rather than want of cerebral complexity. A nicely tapered finish, too, and then it is gone, Ariel in the rushes. | 91

Andrew Jefford | Bright silver-gold; a little lighter-hued than some of its peers. A thick snow of yeast lees here, carpeting honeyed apricot. All very attractive and enticing. Complex, too; there are notes of thyme and warm dust behind. Vivid, full, deep, concentrated, and lively, with perfect poise between the apricot fruits in their fresh iteration and their rich iteration. Mouth-filling, expansive, and pure, and very true to the place, too. St-Péray sings out. The fruit takes center stage, and the lees that were so apparent at first sniff are just an element in the picture on the palate. Assured and good. | 92