Essi Avellan: Deep golden. Fresh, beautifully evolved, ripe, fruity nose, with a gentle toast and viennoiserie note. Soft vanilla and caramel undertone. Super, crisp palate with bright, accentuated acidity. Plenty of fruit left but in danger of being hidden behind the big acidity. No oxidative notions, but a ripe character. Long, driven, linear, dry length. 18

Simon Field: Lemon-straw color, aromas still quite precocious, flint and hints of iron; the palate wears its dosage with pride, citric and praline notes, finely etched, honeyed, and eloquent, with hints of nougat on the back. A hint of dust on the finish detracts a little. 15.5

Tom Stevenson: Pale lemon color, gunpowder aroma, very fresh mix of tropical fruit and coffee on the palate. Fine mousse and acidity tapering to a long, elegant finish. 18 (115 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12.5%; 8g/l dosage; 5mg/l total SO2)