Essi Avellan | Deep color with orange hues. Expressive, with spicy and woody notes on the toasty nose of ripe, appley fruit. The smoky tones almost take over from the fruit. There is a yeasty floral twist to the nose. Really mature aromatics but healthy. Full, rich, flavorful palate, with fine acidity bringing lightness and vivacity. Long finish, ending on a dry, bitter note. | 90

Simon Field | A hint of reduction; flinty and leafy; incense and stone fruit; playful bubbles, persistent if not especially small. Nose of plum, lemon, and a hint of rhubarb; intriguing. The palate summons a swell of joyful enthusiasm, citric fruit and brioche to the fore, then hints of sherbet and spiced pear. The pleasure is all in the attack; thereafter the message is a little less effusive; slightly pinched, more reticent than anticipated. A declamation that lacks for a clear peroration will leave a hollow message. | 87

Anthony Rose | Mid-gold in color; quite evolved on the nose, almost white Burgundy-like, with an underlying, sweet, lead-pencil note and leesy nuttiness, possibly a touch of oak; attractive mid-palate weight and texture, showing a degree of buttery or brazil-nut evolution, but happily still finishing refreshingly dry. | 91