Essi Avellan | N/A.

Simon Field | Pale gold, a nacreous rim. Soft poise of the mousse and an attractive restraint on the nose: pumice stone, flowers, and a hint of dried apricot. The palate is broader than anticipated, expansive, a soft coconut undercurrent betraying oak, measured in its use and controlled on the finish, which marries the poise of suspended citric tension and the quiet decadence of a privileged upbringing. | 93

Anthony Rose | A rich mid-gold in color, with perhaps some oak, almost certainly some Pinot involved. The aromas are at the same time subtle and present, with quietly dignified notes of butterscotch, toast, and honey. Immediately on taste, an explosion of enveloping honeyed toast and liquid Cox’s apple richness make its presence strongly felt with a spray of fine, full-flavored bubbles dissolving and gliding effortlessly on the tongue, and only gradually subsiding toward a mouthwatering, satisfyingly complete, tangy, dry finish. | 96