From 6L. Really good. Waxy and youthful. Citrus, some butterscotch hints. Full bodied, with a nice mineral undercurrent but more than enough fruit to match. Great acidity. Expected this to be great, but exceeded expectations - really good.

From 1.5L. Hazelnut oil nose, with some oxidation showing. Full bodied, round, and viscous palate. Honeyed notes. Not quite there, but some nice elements.

Ripe citrus and tropical fruit. Nice tension, with some waxy notes, and a very rich, forward palate. Some alcohol on the finish. Very ripe, but nice wine.

From 1.5L. Great tropical fruit notes. Not as big as I remember. Firm acidity and mineral backbone. Very nice.

From 1.5L. Petrol notes. Somewhat top-heavy. Waxy, weighty body, with lots of alcohol. Fading.

Some dirty laundry on the nose, along with a nice spice undercurrent. More elegant styling. Nicely rounded palate with red fruit notes. Enjoyable.

Muted aged red fruit and spice. Surprisingly simple, but still alive. Well-rounded, and certainly fully mature. OK.

Still very young, and even a bit closed. Medium bodied. Sexy red fruit notes. Somewhat rough tannins. Very nice elements.

Really fine structured and svelte compared to the 1998. Same great, sappy red fruit and mineral components. Very young. Really nice.

This is really good. Earthy red fruit notes. Sappy. Still very young and even somewhat primary, but for a reasonably rounded structure with few edges. Stunning stuff.

Mostly sous-bois notes and red fruits. Mature. Medium bodied. Masculine styling. Really nice.

Some hints of sulfur. Red fruits. Very hard-structured and a bit hard to read at this stage. Needs time.

Great elements, but a heavy dose of sulfur masks these now. Robust red fruits. Fine structure. Mineral notes. Should be stunning at some point.

This is delicious. None of the spoof or saccharine notes that sometimes plague '03. Deep dark fruit notes. Plush feel, but grainy tannins complement things nicely. Young but great.

From 3L. Amber color. Dusty old fruits. All sous bois - rustic and acidic. Not especially tannic for '76. OK, but firmly in the "would have been better a few years ago" camp.

From 1.5L. This is great. Medium bodied. Sexy and elegant dark fruits and a great clarity to everything. Floral notes. Certainly young, but enough balance that this can really be enjoyed anytime. Fine tannins. Really good.

From 1.5L. Consistent with last note, but an oaky note on the finish I don't normally find in Valandraud. Medium bodied. Tobacco and dark fruits. Nice wine.

From 1.5L. Refined, dark fruits and muted graphite/tobacco notes. Surprisingly elegant. Fine structure. Very nice.

From 1.5L. Characteristic ripe fruits. A surprising green streak I don't normally find with Harlan. Plush. Fine structure. Very nice.

From 1.5L. Flashy red and black fruit. Graphite notes. Plush, round wine. Reminds me a lot of Hillside. Grainy tannins. Very young. Really nice.

From 1.5L. This actually seems restrained next to the Clos st. Jeans. Meat and tobacco notes. Fine structure. Well balanced. Nice but doesn't stand out.

From 1.5L. Big, flashy wine. Deep dark fruit liqueur. Alcohol. Fine tannins. Tame style versus the more recent releases. Solid.

From 1.5L. Huge wine. Châteauneuf liqueur. Very similar to the '07 Machina. Grenache-driven sweaty leather notes. Lots of alcohol. Intense. Very enjoyable, but not for everyone.

Surprisingly tame. Dark grenache notes and a meaty, tobacco and cassis streak. Only a bit of the rusticity I normally get from Bonneau. Nice.

From 1.5L. Surprisingly good modern La Chapelle. Dark fruit. Tobacco. Grainy tannins. Firm. Very young.

Surprisingly tame. Firm tannins and somewhat muted dark fruit. Showing very little. Still have yet to see anything special in this wine.

Very young and wrapped up. Dark fruit. Tense. Some spice and hard tannins. More masculine styling. Hard to read right now, and current impression is less enjoyable than the '02 Amoureuses.

Delicious wine. Very Roumier in style with a pure, clean red/black fruit quality. Even being very young few seams, and a firm structure on the finish. This is great.

Murky. Dead.

Chocolate and port. Sweet sense to the nose. Big, full bodied wine. Fine tannins. Still very young. Delicious.

Honey and citrus notes. Tropical fruits. Great combo of viscous and full bodied, and balancing structure. Really nice.

Ripe citrus, tropical fruits, and honey notes, but as always a great brightness and vibrance. Still very young. Wonderful clarity. Delicious.