Essi Avellan: Deep golden color. Ripe, mature, soft, mellow nose, with sweet fruity and floral notes and botrytis notes piercing through. Rich, yeastcomplexed, soft, chewy palate. Really big and expressive. A mouthful. Still with so much energy, power, and unrealized potential left. This is a showstopper. 18.5

Simon Field: Lighter of color than many of its peers, but not lacking in mousse. The nose is impressive with blossom, spice, and hints of praline all evidenced. En bouche, the analytic triptych is resolved with satisfaction; late-disgorged rawness will, in all likelihood, give way to a finely structured and very complete wine. 17.5

Tom Stevenson: Pale old gold color, mesmerizingly toasty aromas on nose and palate. A super-smooth, classy wine with most of its life still to come. 19 (6 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12%; 6.5g/l dosage; 30mg/l total SO2)