Bottle had just been shipped in that day, so probably not completely representative. Very enchanting aromatic start with lots of fresh apple and lemon curd as well as hints of berries and brioche. Palate also showed forward and ripe fruit but with good power and balance. There was some awkward structure and sharp elbows at the finish that I will attribute to its travel over the prior day or two. So putting that aside, this has great potential...no surprise since it's Krug, but a bit of a surprise given it is from 2003.

Ripe fruit on nose and palate but with the crisp acidity and minerality to make it come across as lean and vibrant. Better with food than on its own.

Lots of ripe apple and pear aromas. Forward and opulent orchard fruit flavors as well with a nice touch of spice. Enough acidity to keep this exciting, although I expect this might have been better 2 or 3 years ago.

Really sensational, this was the best bottle of this wine I've had in the past couple of years. Lush and rich fruit with very good concentration and density. Intriguing mint hints that are characteristic of Ramonet, with a subtle licorice hint as well. This is showing the potential I recall from when I tried this wine very young around 2003 or 2004.

Served alongside Coche-Dury 1999 Volnay 1er. Red and black cherry aromas and flavors with very good concentration. Slight floral notes, but intensely spice-driven. Good length and power, perhaps not quite as nuanced or texturally exciting as the Coche.

Served alongside the Maison Leroy 1999 Volnay Santenots. This wine was all about bright red fruit, showcasing red cherry and strawberry. Lots of lean fruit well complemented by slightly sweet spice. Long, lean and very energetic. This wine should easily keep improving over the next decade.

The flight was served blind and most of slightly preferred this to the Leroy. Great flight.

Corked.

Stewed. Possibly heat damaged.

Tasted single blind alongside Meo-Camuzet 1999 Brulees. This clearly showed attractive Vosne baking spice character with mostly black fruit that was reasonably dense and mature with good earthy elements as well as the firm nature I often associate with Malconsorts.

Served single blind alongside Potel 1999 Malconsorts. This was open ~3 hours before serving, which certainly helped as it kept getting better in glass, even though it was more mature than i recall from when last tried a couple of years back. Very good spice with lots of red cherry and some sauteed mushroom hints.

Here was a peculiar wine - a 5 Puttonyos Tokaji TBA. Super charming to start but fell off and faded quickly, losing appeal after a few minutes in glass. A metaphor for the Communism under which it was produced?

Super concentrated apricot aromas and flavors. forward, powerful and very enjoyable. Perhaps just a bit simple, of course that might have driven by its being the 12th bottle of the evening.