Essi Avellan: Deep golden color. Soft, mellow, promising nose of depth and character. A coffee hint over plush, ripe apricot fruit. A real go-getter palate with fleshiness and succulence. The acidity goes finely hand in hand with the energetic, sumptuous fruitiness. Long, fruity, sweet finish, where the dosage still feels slightly unintegrated. But this is so healthy and pristinely crafted—a glass of sheer pleasure. 18.5

Simon Field: Subtle straw-gold color and an equally subtle nose of barley sugar and poached pear. En bouche, the wine is still quite acidic and raw, any recent disgorgement having presumably impeded an ambulatory progress—so much so that the racing acidity dominates and throws one, self-consciously, into a futuristic vortex of uncertainty. 16

Tom Stevenson: Pale to medium lemon color. Lovely toastyfruit aromas. Delicious fruit, with acids building on the finish. Needs more time! Can be enjoyed now, but will be even better with another few years post-disgorgement aging. 18 (29 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12.5; 8g/l dosage; 40mg/l total SO2)