Taster

Nose: Intense. Cooked vegetable (cauliflower), yeasty start then opens into rose petal, Turkish delight, green apple/old apple. Grassy and shows some complexity. Lightly charred.

Palate: Very light, perfumed. Lacy texture. Sweet to start then comes a fresh stewed green plum flavour and red liquorice.

Finish: Vanilla essence.

Comment: Well balanced, though not quite the extra dimension of the very best on show.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Green apples, fresh paint and fruit syrup. Kiwis and brown bread. A little eucalyptus oil and mint choc chip later on.

Palate: Sweet, malty, earthy then dry. Maturity and complexity.

Finish: Chocolate with citric sourness.

Comment: Typically lowland, with a nice progression of sensation: sweet, malty then zingy.

Score: 8.5