Stephen Brook | There are subdued apple and apricot aromas, but it’s not especially fragrant. The attack is vivid, with a good hint of sucrosity, but the high ripeness is balanced by the underlying acidity. This shows vigor and charm—and a slightly bitter mineral bite on the finish. Well balanced and quite long. | 91

Simon Field | Soft limonite color, viscous; nose of nectarine, pear and mace; the spice is soft but persistent. The palate betrays oak intervention, still rather intrusive and foursquare, closing down the detail and forestalling a capacity to please. This could go either way, but a slight spritz and a rather lackluster finish do not bode especially well. | 86

Andrew Jefford | Pale gold in color. This smells rich: luscious yellow summer fruits, broad in the beam, idling downstream. One of those Northern Rhône whites that almost contrives to suggest it will be a dessert wine. A nice spoonful of cream, too. Mellow, full, uninhibited—but very good. It’s concentrated, and there is plenty of edge to the acidity, which is fresh and quick (and, if you like, stony). At the same time, it has ample fruit wealth, filling the mouth—but not vulgarly so; the peach and mango are vinous, clean, freshly expansive. Ample but not excessive glycerol and warmth. Spot on. | 92