Essi Avellan: Very deep cherry-red color. Winery cherry and strawberry notes missing autolytic Champagne characters. Tannic, vinous palate with a drying finish. 13

Simon Field: Deep cerise pink, almost Beaujolais to look at, and with appropriately vinous aromas of raspberry and cerise. The palate has a toasty plummy profile, red fruits in extremis and in all likelihood an extremely good example for those who like their rosé to be almost red. 15.5

Tom Stevenson: Almost a sparkling red! Certainly what they call clairet. Pinot-dominant on the nose, with redcurrant fruit gum on the palate. The mousse is a bit explosive, and the bubbles are not the smallest. 15.5