Cherry, toast, lemon, oat and some apples. Quite rich but very good acidity across its length. Well balanced and has layers to it.

Marshmallow, some herb, lemon curd, spice and earth. Quite mild in terms of both fruit and acidity, it works reasonably well in terms of balance, but it doesn't really thrill, not yet anyway.

Floral, orange, honey, petrol and lime aromas. The acid line here gives it a real lift and boost, even with the fruit having rounded out into a honeyed richness. In great condition and a really good example of the ageing potential of the Drumborg Riesling.

Corked.

Blind. Smoke, flint, floral, lemon and apple aromas. The palate has beautiful tension, the fruit has excellent purity and there is some superbly precise acidity. Brilliant length, this is a wine that ticks pretty much all the boxes.

Blind. Oak, sesame, some rubber and toast. The palate has some fruit sweetness that helps pin it as new world, but there is really good restraint to it. Good length and flow. If the oak on the nose settles down, this should be really good.

Floral, musk, straw and chalk. Full bodied but has the acidity to keep up. Good flow and controlled power here. Lots of appeal.

Too advanced - likely premox.

Over the hill and has totally faded away. Not sure if this was a poor bottle.

Good perfume with florals, straw, melon and some toasty oak. The palate is youthful, with the flinty acidity taking a more prominent role that is usual with Giaconda. I like that it is held back a little more and I hope that some further age will give it more complexity.

Blind. Herbs, spice, iron, stalk, pretty autumn leaves and perfumed florals - really beguiling on the nose. The palate is both savoury and sweet, with excellent acidity. Lovely, pure and delicious.

Cherry, plum, wood, blackberry and stalks. Quite hard on the palate, with the tannins at the fore. Feels like it might be in a bit of an awkward spot, with the structure not really allowing it to be expressive right now.

Herb, cherry, graphite, ash and cranberry. Dry and tannic, this has serious structure behind it, but not a lot of depth to the fruit. I wonder how this will go with more time, but it wasn't really super enjoyable now.

Charcoal, raspberry, stem and cherries. Clean and pure red fruited palate, there is good acidity and while it is structured, the fruit gives it good lift. To the side of the 2007, this was much more appealing.

Blind. Smoke, candied musk, bubblegum and peppery notes. Fresh on the palate, there is good restraint to the fruit. Falls off a little early on the palate, but otherwise very good.

Herbs, blackberry, licorice, spice and pepper. Quite a big profile on the palate, with that green note carrying through and giving it an extra dimension. Has the structure to continue developing over the medium term. Great to try.

Violet, chocolate, earth, herb, cigar box and graphite. The palate is wonderfully composed, with a lovely blend of savoury and sweet fruit. Feels like it is at just the right point between youth and aged development for me. Super stuff.

Awful. I hope this wasn't a representative bottle. Hot alcohol, menthol and varnish. The palate is an alcoholic mess.

Nutty, orange, rancio, saline, lemon and caramel. Really shows a great acid lift, with that saline character coming through. So much complexity and the richness from the glycerol gives it great length. A touch less jaw-dropping than the last time I has this, but still truly wonderful.

Half bottle. Apricot, orange, pineapple and slate. Fresh on the palate, with plenty of lift, but not a lot of complexity at the moment. Think that the complexity should come with time.

Mango, nutty and orange aromas. A punchy sweet element on the palate upfront that is rather nice, though a touch more acidity and I would be thrilled by this. Consistently good though.

Chocolate, blackberry, cherry liqueur, charcoal and bark. Has some decent intensity, though it isn't distinctly sweet, medium depth and length. Don't think I've tried one of these before, so definitely a pleasure to encounter it.