Essi Avellan: Deep cherry color, with orange tones. Evolved, winey nose, with mature Pinot aromatics with oak. Full-bodied, weighty, and mature. Starting to lose vivacity. Impressive and concentrated, mellow. Enjoyable now but not with much improvement potential. 16

Simon Field: Evolved color yet with a nose that still is slightly raw and unformed; the palate is a little disjointed and fragile, suggesting that the day has passed for this particular example. 13.5

Tom Stevenson: Oxidizing, volatile, and high-toned. The second bottle was the same, but it does repay from being served at room temperature. 13.5