Simon Field | Lighter than some, very old bronze, its luster waning; nose of matches, orange blossom, and rosehip syrup; the acidity holds it together but does not overwhelm; behind that we have cherries, Seville orange, and fennel; the palate is drawn with quite a broad brush; tobacco leaf, iodine, and even hints of the fireplace are recalled; the palate is a touch clumsy; there is weight here, and the spirit does not intrude too much, but somehow the ensemble does not integrate as one may have wished. It is not cacophonous, merely a little awkward... And yet, and yet... One returns a few minutes later, and the air has liberated a symphony of flavor, hitherto unrecognized; one has merely to wait with, I will concede, no lack of forebearance. | 92

Andrew Jefford | Probably the palest wine among its peers: a translucent light russet-walnut. Sweet, warm, and hay-like: very attractive but less complex than the best of its peers. Indeed, there is almost a grassy freshness here. Ringingly sweet, pure, and tangy but a bit uneventful on the palate, with lots of barley-sugar twists. | 87

Richard Mayson | Pale tawny in hue and with an open, savory-nutty colheita/tawny character to the nose, rather dusty, too; soft and suave on the palate, with a dusting of peppery tannin mid-palate, quite dry in style with the fruit having largely faded but the wine is holding together well on the finish. | 89