Essi Avellan: Deep golden. Really sweet, calm, deep nose, the first bottle was not completely clean. Wax and tea leaves on top of sweet fruit. Oily and flat. Could use more life. 14.5

Andrew Jefford: Deep gold; steady mousse but very big bubbles. A little soupy sweet and superficial; whiff of cream soda. Tangy, full, vivid, and the age has brought a roundness and depth to the wine; very sound and rewarding to drink. But the aromatic profile is not as finely crafted as it might be, or the vineyard hasn’t quite made its aromatic case. 14

Tom Stevenson: First bottle corked; second clean, and though the second seemed cleaner at first, it was much colder and soon developed the “seemingly” corked aroma. 7.5