Essi Avellan: Bright golden color. Attractive, mature but healthy, pristinely clean nose. Some restraint, toffee apple, coffee-and-cream nose. Full, rich, mellow maturing palate. Peaceful and at ease. Caressing, soft texture and great freshness fully integrated to the sumptuous, voluptuous body. A sweet dream. Lots of age ahead of it but all ready to go now. 19

Simon Field: Spanish gold color and a nose of soft spice and orchard-fruit; energy on the palate and hints of praline and quince; held together by acidity and a firm architecture. 16

Tom Stevenson: Bright, light gold color. Beautifully toasty aromas, super-crisp and super-clean. Lovely, building finesse of yeast-complexed fruit on the palate, with a long, concentrated finish, tapering to finesse. 19 (6 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12%; 10g/l dosage; 5mg/l total SO2)