Falling apart, disjointed.

Never one of my favorite vintages of this great wine, but this time is was slightly corked.

Great floral start with lots of spice. Unquestionably Vosne with its spice and elegance. Good fruit depth and concentration, with plenty of power on the finish. Perhaps not a CP that will last decades, but certainly good for at least one more decade.

Challenging wine to evaluate. Sensational start with rich and bold flavors and spice. Very nuanced overall with lots of power. I even wrote "will last for decades" as we were tasting within the first hour, but this wine changed after about two hours into something far less interesting. My "92" is a mental average of it being a "94" for the first hour but ending as a "90" at best, which shouldn't be happening with a wine form this vintage.

Exactly what you'd expect from an old Barolo in terms of roses and pale red fruit to start. Never really developed after the mustiness blew off. Good balance and texture but simple flavors.

Thin and disappointing. Not certain if it was damaged, but not like any Giacosa 89 I've tried before.

No question on this one - serious heat damage. I guess it was on that wrong shipment from France to the USA.

Only note I seem to have written was "good fruit." Oh well, it was late in the evening.

At its peak. This wine balances lush black fruit with great texture and the emerging charm that comes with bottle age. Still showing lots of pepper and lovely bacon flavors. Long, evolving finish. Not the best bottle I've ever had, but a very pleasurable wine.

I know it's over 25 years old, but this bottle showed more age than expected. It had a really good spice profile but not the concentration and rich flavors I hoped for. Was it slightly heat damaged?

Black fruit with great spice on the nose. Similar fruit profile on palate. Floral charm unfolds with time in the glass, this wine has layers upon layers of flavor and texture. Dense, rich, concentrated, still almost completely primary. Second time I have tried this wine. First time - it was the best Rhone wine I ever had, this one just a shadow behind. I hate when a Rhone wine is WOTN when there are plenty of great Burgs on the table!