Bruno Besa | Straw with golden highlights. Complex, refined nose, with intense minerality, apples, hazelnuts, hay, and hints of camomile and fresh mint. Clean yet slightly simple palate, with moderate length. | 87

Andrew Jefford | A slightly fuller gold than most of its Ribolla peers. Warm, sappy, and vinous, though without a lot of fruit richness or intrigue. Since this is a 2017, perhaps it is just on the cusp between primary youth and a (more intriguing) secondary maturity. Vivid, full, and sustained on the palate, not quite chewy yet and without many of the protein-like notes of mature Ribolla yet in place, but sound and satisfying. | 88

Michael Palij | Leesy to the point of reduction. A struck- match note, suggesting aging in oak. Fat and opulent but without the requisite acidity to provide linearity or definition. The finish is simple and direct without any interest. | 80