Seems to be ever so slightly effected by some oxidation, but not anything that would want me to dump my glass. Waxy, a bit of lanolin and wool, mixed with nice tropical fruit. Good tension here. Quite good.

Just like the 1993 served along side, this had a slight bit of oxidation to it, but much like its older sibling, not enough to put me off. Nice peachy, quince and wooly notes. No fireworks, but still enjoyable.

Seemed to have a bit of cork taint when first opened, but not quite sure. After a few minutes, it got worse. No mistakes about it. Darn!

At first this came across as syrupy and one-dimensional, although still wonderfully delicious and a wonderful accompaniment to cheese and pate. Thank goodness, however, we put some aside to try later in the evening as this improved remarkably... gaining complexity, nuance, acidity and even some minerality. Although it slimmed down a bit, it was still exuberantly rich and unctuous. This held its own against a 1989 Huet Cuvee Constance, which is high praise indeed. An explosion of flavors on the palate. Still youthful at 30 years of age and I will let my last bottle age until...???

Just a fabulous wine, showing great focus and tension. Ripe apples, peaches and a touch of honey with strong minerality. Svelte and long.

This started off well, but just got better and better with air. Intense, chiseled and chock full of palate-scraping minerality. A lot of ripe yellow fruits, but this was all about the wonderful linear texture. Fabulous, lip-smacking acidity.

Such a monumental wine. A quarter of a century old, yet still vigorous and full of life. A concentrated elixir of apricot, honey, quince, orange marmalade and assorted rich tropical fruit. A sneaky hint of minerals is able to poke through the wealth of honeyed, fruity goodness. Lengthy, tangy, clingy finish. For all its weight, it remains lively, energetic and clean. Outrageously good.

Served alongside the 1989 Huet Cuvee Constance, this actually outperformed that legendary wine on my first few sips. A monument of a wine, with super ripe apricots, savory quince and lip smacking, palate cleansing acids. This did have an ever so slight "dirty" note on the nose, but the palate was clean. The 1989 Huet, however, got better with air and overtook this wine, while this "only" maintained. I had this bottling a couple of years back where it was more electric, but this was still insanely delicious.