Essi Avellan | Medium-deep lemon. Ripe and powerful appley nose, with some oxidative evolution and plenty of yeast impact. Big, bold palate, with chunky fruit and plenty of acidity. Turbo-boosted. Long, powerful, winey finish. | 89

Simon Field | Golden hue, small neat bubbles, finely calibrated; reduction blows off quickly, then there are discernible notes of quince, lanolin, and yellow peach, ripe and expressive. This encouraging prelude carries effortlessly to the palate, where soft honey, vanillin pod, and hints of praline kick in; balanced acidity, incredible power, yet with perfectly nuanced phenolic grip and a swathe of all-encompassing acidity; all in all, a terrific endorsement of the discreet power of this most wonderfully complicated vintage. | 93

Anthony Rose | Rich mid-gold, alluring ripe apricot and sweet nutty aromas; a richly flavored, finely textured mousse of persistent bubbles, delivering fine stone-fruit and light toasty flavors to the tongue, along with a serious vinosity that brings grip to a tangy-fresh, very well-balanced fizz that would work as an aperitif but go equally well with white- fish dishes; a fizz whose energy and freshness should carry this through another decade. | 95