Ken says this bottle was at least 10 years old, and that showed. Mature, slightly madeirized in a funky, slightly unpleasant way.

Some apple but mostly red berry on nose and palate. Moderate concentration with some toasted bread on finish. Crisp and nicely balanced. Served blind, I thought this was from Champagne.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Orchard fruit throughout with floral notes. Moderate weight and nunace. Well balanced. Easy to enjoy. I mistakenly thought this was from Burgundy.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Very ripe with intense stone and tropical fruit and fragrant, sweet spice. Borderline sweet, but with with the structure to retain balance. Very long, powerful. Excellent now, I'd imagine this will be best in its youth. Easy to ID as from New World.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Ultra ripe and very tropical. Very good fruit concentration, just a little too much mango and pronounced new oak. Some heat on finish. Easy to ID as from New World.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Apple and lemon with elegant textures. Moderate power, very well balanced. Very good now. Easy to ID as Burgundy.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. Lemon and apple with some tropical hints, but a strong mineral and acid driven edge, most notably on finish. Good power, density and overall balance. This was the most difficult wine in the flight for me to identify as either New or Old World. I liked it more than most others at the tasting tonight.

Tasted blind in young Chardonnay flight. A very odd wine, quite possibly slightly off. Dark color for its youth. Ripe fruit that was tasty enough, with a fresh herb character that some others at the tasting found to be weed-like. A slightly herbaceous, bitter finish. I'd think this 86-87 points tonight, but don't think it a correct bottle.

Served blind between flights. Nicely mature, elegant madeirized notes. Very good density and lots of fruit still coming through ripe and clear and fun. Got darker and shorter with more air. I thought this from Burgundy. What a treat given the evening's "Judgment at Paris" theme, so thank you, Magnum Man!

Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Fully mature orchard fruit with good concentration, but mostly oxidized, well past where this wine from a good vintage should be today. Consistent with most other bottles from the past few years, perhaps ever-so-slightly better.

Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Easy to ID as New World. Ripe stone fruit with very good weight, but one dimensional.

Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Lemon and lemon peel. Starts floral, restrained middle, lush towards finish, but minerality at the very end with an expanding finish showing good spice. Very tasty.

Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. A very peculiar wine that I had trouble deciding if I liked or hated. Ripe and almost sweet, this has too much RS to be really savory. But it has great concentration and great fruit with unctuous textures. This was the group's favorite of the flight, but I just couldn't fully agree. Very easy to identify as New World.

Tasted blind in pre-2010 chardonnay flight. Extremely rip and sweet, this came across as hot and sloppy on the finish. Some thought it needs more time, but I think time is its enemy with the protruding alcohol.

Tasted blind in pre-2010 Chardonnay flight. Orchard fruit with lemon and lime, then a trace hint of peach in middle. Moderately ripe, very minerally throughout. Easy to identify as Old World. My favorite wine of both flights, which oddly the group ranked #5/6 in this flight.

Figs, candied orange peel and some marmalade with toasted almonds. Perfect harmony and subtle sweetness that seems to make this even more energetic. I remember when Ken bought this bottle last year in Beaune, of all places. I believe he had opened this bottle approx one week earlier.

Intense dried apricot with some tropical fruit and candied citrus peel. Very good concentration, but a elegant texture and weight that keeps this from seeming heavy or too sweet. Also open a week+.