"Pale gold. Fresh peach, pear and nectarine on the nose, with a complicating note of white flowers. Fleshy, plush and ripe, with strong peach and ripe pear flavors in a more powerful and less restrained style than last year's release. Firms up on the finish, picking up a mineral note and showing very good balance and length."

"Vibrant aromas of spearmint and crushed stone; very Chablis. Juicy, pure and imploded; quite backward today. Flavors of pear, apple, lemon, spice and stone slowly expand with aeration, showing a chewy texture and a slight metallic quality. Still tight on the aftertaste, with a lingering flavor of dusty stone. An impressive village wine in need of three to five years of aging"

"It shows a bright grapey nose and an attractive clean finish. Shows fairly substantial Aloxe tannins at this stage, but they are tempered by very pretty fruit notes, cocoa, red cherry, and raspberry notes. Very stylish character."

"Enticing aromas of citrus and mint. Juicy and easygoing; this opens up nicely with a lovely inner-palate fruit of citrus and pineapple fruit. It is an elegant, lacy wine that remains quite supple despite its firm mineral spine. And at this price it's a steal!"

"With attractive red-berry aromas a deep ruby/purple colour and a palate of dark, plummy fruit, black-pepper, olives and moderate tannins, this is a forward drinking Syrah of great charm and value."