Essi Avellan: Deep maturing golden color. Stylish toast and yeast-lined nose. Distinctly mature aromas but pleasurably so. Sweet, chunky, monstrous palate, with good freshness and liveliness to it. Bold and unapologetic, masculine style. 17.5

Simon Field: A mature yet bright color cedes to a similar nose, its hints of cardamom and pink grapefruit underlining individuality. The palate is equally playful, engagingly, its intimations of tertiary maturity held in check by a freshness that appears to be completely natural and therefore exuberant and welcoming. 17

Tom Stevenson: Pale to medium gold color, appealing yeastcomplexed aromas on the nose, and very clean, elegant, youthful, yeast-complexed fruit on the palate. Has finesse. So much better (even) after it had warmed up in the glass. 19 (5 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12.5%; 8g/l dosage; 40mg/l total SO2)