Essi Avellan: Medium-deep golden. Straightforward, particular nose, with apple and spice but also unexpected aromas such as tar and wood. Sweet palate, where the dosage does not feel somewhat loose. Fleshy and mouth-filling but low on refinement and depth. 16

Simon Field: Classic lemon-gold coloring and a nose of the powder room. The palate is a little clumsy, its savory elements a little awkward in the presence of crisp acidity—itself, of course, indicative of further aging capacity. 15.5

Tom Stevenson: Pale to medium gold, with coffee-leafy aromas, and high acids dominating the palate. Long on the finish. 16.5 (3 months post disgorgement, tasted 2014; 12%; >5g/l dosage; NA)