Essi Avellan: Developed golden color. Mild, soft, ripe, fruity nose in a youthful form, rather inexpressive for the moment. Ripe apricots, yellow apple, and apple jam. Full-bodied, generous palate, with expansive fruitiness. The high acidity is well in line with the exuberant fruitiness. Long, developed, mellow length. Aging gracefully, with plenty of substance left. 17

Simon Field: Burnished gold color and a nose of lateseason apples; the palate is fat, slightly oily, and clumsy. Well meaning, but a little gauche in this company. 15

Tom Stevenson: Pronounced color, not deep or dark, but starting to show. High acids dominate the palate from the off, plum and dry mango fruit, a puckering texture when too cold at first, but softening up beautifully in the glass, as the good, healthy mousse dissipates—everything in wine is a trade-off. The strong aftertaste that dominated the wine also melts away into something more beautiful. 17.5 (6 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12%; 10g/l dosage; 25mg/l total SO2)