This has been really consistent. However, some are more decadent where others are fresher. This is a more decadent example. Dense sweet yellow fruit driven nose, lemon curd, cooked apple with a hint of cinnamon, honey, sesame and mineral. Excellent concentration, dense yellow fruit driven palate, bright acidity, good mineral presence and long clean slightly toasted sweet finish. A couple points lower than usual for not finding the freshness.

I bought this from the Roy Welland cellar auction after drinking a couple bottles of the 71 Gustave Gros Grand Echezeaux which were incredible. Very earthy and mostly red fruit driven nose, a bit of dirty cellar detracts the purity, dry red cherry, a hint of balsamico, mushroom, licorice, sous bois and damp earth. Excellent concentration, dense and a bit too earthy, good acidity and slightly impure finish. The second bottle and once again a bit disappointing.

Subtle yet polished nose displaying red fruits, strawberry, a hint of blackberry, sap, mushroom and mineral. Polished and precise palate, medium concentration, still a hint of coarse tannins and clean finish. A couple hours later, showing noticeable oxidation which is surprising. Not the most complex Richeboug but perfectly mature one. Really enjoyable.

Nice to compare to the 08 as both nicely reflects the vintage characters. Very floral and pure nose displaying lemon curd, lemon zest, cool mountain stream, light honey, wet stone and seashell. Medium concentration, very pure and cool palate, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and lovely cool mineral driven finish. Some tasters comments that this is tighter. For my palate, this is slightly less concentrated and coiled but fresher and cooler. Excellent showing which is not surprising for Raveneau.

This really reminds me the 08 Les Clos drank in 2014 and 2016. Very tightly coiled and perfectly precise nose displaying saline, honey, spicy and limestone. Excellent concentration, dense and oily, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and incredibly long oily and mineral finish. This seems riper, oilier and tighter than the 07. This is also more concentrated. Excellent showing but should improve with a few more years of cellaring.

The wine that I really loved. Starting to show some maturity, succulent generous yellow fruit, lemon and some tropical fruit, sweet spices and limestone. Excellent concentration, round and warm, generous ripe sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and long sweet generous yellow fruit driven finish. It has reach the peak but will drink well for awhile.

Ripe and opulent nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, a hint of flint, noticeable luxurious oak and sweet spices. Excellent concentration, ripe, warm and oily, dense ripe yellow fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and long sweet finish. As usual for Le Moine, very ripe and sweet.

Quite a contrast to the Le Moine version. The color is remarkably lighter. Very fresh and cool, mostly light citrus, saline and wet stone. Medium to light concentration, cool subtle white fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, strong presence of mineral and cool clean finish. Like most of the 11 whites, slightly lack concentration but quite pure and fresh.

Dense masculine nose displaying deeply toned red fruit, a hint of smoke, dark spices and earth. Excellent concentration, deeply toned concentrated blackberry driven palate impression, good mineral presence and medium long dense finish. Considering the vintage, I am surprised by how masculine and innexpressive this is showing. Cellar for another ten years and hope for the best.

The color is almost yellow orange and the nose and palate clearly reflects that. Shy cherry fruit, a hint of licorice, orange water, rust and leather. As expected, the fruit is mostly fading at this stage and mostly tertiary. Not a big fan of Borgogno wine. Interesting showing. Expect really old school Barolo.

Amazingly youthful nose displaying sweet red fruits, dry cherry and raisin, leather, caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon and sautéed Porcini. Excellent concentration, nicely layered fruits, still quite unctuous, good acidity, fully integrated tannins and lovely long sweet finish. Really a fantastic surprise.

Served from a half bottle, really cool, steely and precise. This particular botte shows lesser fruit and more steely mineral, very Climens I suppose. Love to see a bit more Apricot. Very sophisticate showing.

Fully mature nose displaying baked apple, peach, burnt sugar, sweet spices and mineral. Good concentration, ripe yellow fruit with a hint of burnt sugar driven palate impression, bright acidity and long finish that is quite acidic. As David noted, surprisingly dry. Based on this example, no need to wait.