Stephen Brook | There are apple aromas on the nose, but also a slight waxiness and butteriness, which are far from unpleasant. Although broad, it’s concentrated and flamboyant. Energetic may give the wrong impression, but this is no vinous couch potato. It’s weighty and quite powerful and has some structure and grip on the finish. | 91

Simon Field | Burnished gold, a hint of Chablisien green, viscosity, and a nose that recalls mandarin, pineapple, and even Seville orange. The palate entertains and cajoles all such descriptors, overworks them maybe, and when pleasure turns to effort, when promise subsides with the rigor of belated indulgence, then the game is up. Too melodramatic on my part, maybe, but there is something a little fin de siècle here; brightness falls... | 88

Andrew Jefford | Light to mid-gold. Sweet, warm, enticing: lots of honey and southern lemon to both freshen and sweeten the apricot fruits. Teasing and enticing. Vivid, fresh, lively, with boisterous and aromatically enticing fruits: mango and pear. Very sound. A fresher style than many. Pure, long, and cascading. | 90