Pale ruby; soft, fresh, tart red fruit, mineral, herbaceous; ok.

Darker ruby; oak, fresh, deeper, darker fruit profile; blah.

Darker translucent red; cherry, raspberry, cranberry, a little one-dimensional, spice; nice tartness, longer, young, underlying minerality, good weight though leaner profile; some sulfur made this seem younger.

Highly extracted, thin purple rim; a bit rustic, black olive, some new oak, blueberry, blackberry, smoke; dense and deep, good bit of tannin, purple fruit, doesn't destem; called Cornas...duh I just had this wine earlier this month.

Bright red ruby; some mint, hard red fruit, strawberry, cherry, floral, dusty minerality evident on nose; full and rich, tart and sour cherry; Cotes du Beaune...Volnay sappy...extremely well made and slightly firm with the loads of mineral, ended up nailing it.

Dull garnet, lighter extraction, brown hues; soy, raw meat, sweet spice, tar, rose, dried cherry; menthol, anise, sandalwood, deep, Robitussin; great balance and very good.

Dull ruby, see through; floral, dark sour cherry, ripe, earth, fruit forward still; good and rich, tails off just a bit; very impressive nose but the palate is not as good; give this bottle a few more years.

Crimson showing some age; aged on the nose but still sweet candied fruit, leather and cherry; richness on mid-palate, the richest Pinot so far, ripest too, some alcohol on finish; initially called this as Morey St. Denis then got talked in to calling a well made New World Pinot with some age- alcohol was strong; not sure of this wine's ability to age.

Dark red core with garnet rim; radish, smoke, garrigue, minty, sour plum, some game, licorice; Grenachey, tart, slightly tannic, powerful and still lots of life, balanced to age gracefully for some time; many called Pegau; very noble CdP.

Straw yellow; buttered popcorn, apple, lightly poached pear, not overdone; some vanilla with good freshness, tart yellow fruit; good.

Pale yellow; kiwi, grass, lime, grapefruit, full nose; fresh and sweet, round and full on the palate as well, friendly acid, finishes with chives and herbs; tasty.

Dull dark red, semi-translucent; sweet, confected fruit, vanilla, cherry buried underneath oak and sweetness, slight medicinal note in the background; sharp and bitter on the palate; not good.

Light yellow; floral, apple and pear, subtle nose; medium plus body, some mint, orchard fruit; overall pretty bland.

Dark core with lighter reddish ruby rim; sweet red and dark fruit, plump, prune; medium minus body; short with little redeeming qualities.

Tawny core with yellowish rim; nutty, vanilla, sour mash, more subtle than most; strong and persistent on the palate, nutty, vanilla, almost caramel; good.