Stephen Brook | Ripe apple-compote and stone-fruits nose, but not blowsy and showing a certain rigor. Rich and firm, this has concentration and structure, with a light phenolic character that may be an expression of minerality. It’s tight and intense, as young Wachau should be, and has clear potential with more bottle age. It’s not that nuanced now, but the balance seems right and it should open up with more time. | 93

Andrew Jefford | Mid-gold. Some rather forced aromatics here: apricot jam with just a whiff of vulcanization. Some might find it sweetly attractive, but I don’t wholly trust this aromatic profile, which lacks purity and freshness alike. Intense and concentrated, but rather lurid in flavor. | 80

Stephan Reinhardt | Just-ripe fruit aromas and even greenish flavors with nutty notes lead to a rich and concentrated palate, which reveals oaky notes and tannins and doesn’t stimulate me much at this early stage. | 90