Essi Avellan | N/A.

Simon Field | Shimmering soft gold, recently polished; the nose a hymn to restraint and vaulted ambition; nougat and almonds join forces with lemon pith, rosy apples, and gently buttered toast. On the palate, there are intimations of tropical fruit spicy grip and a plush, honeyed subplot. Silky soft; pashmina elegant; acidity taut and telling, the black grapes in the ascendant; reserved, with much more in reserve; supremely elegant, composed and affirming. More to come... A worthy ambassador for a great vintage. | 97

Anthony Rose | Pale gold in color, this is alluring in its complexity of aroma, showing a combination of bright stone fruit and grilled almond autolysis, an invitation readily accepted by the tongue, around which curl not just ripe, candied stone- fruit flavors wrapped in a seductively toasty autolysis but a finely balanced bright freshness, too, all finely woven into a textured mousse that, in its sheer length, delivers massively on flavor and pleasure. | 97