Essi Avellan | Deep golden color. Age-mellowed nose, with Burgundian tones to it. Yeasty complexity and nutty evolution, with spicy, appley fruit. A vinous, powerful palate, taking its space. Bold and winey, with great intensity but some austerity. Showing maturity but currently drinking very well. | 90

Simon Field | A bold, indulgent wine; color of Spanish gold, aromatics of quince and caramel, then a fulsome and expressive palate; orchard fruit; lemon and almost a hint of quinine; grip and a salty texture; preserved lemons and verbena; ultimately, perhaps a touch disappointing, the saltiness translating into too much acidity and the story ending on a slightly bitter note. | 86

Anthony Rose | Mid-gold in color; attractively aromatic, with an immediate freshness and gentle, biscuity allure, while on the palate the fruit is rich and full-flavored, a gentle stream of bubbles coating the tongue with stone fruit, nut, vanilla, and light toasty undertones; lots of flavor here, in a well-balanced fizz that seems to have a good decade of life ahead of it. | 93