Dark gold in colour. Incredible sherry-like aromas of hazelnuts, tar, molasses. Very aromatic -- filled the room. Thick in the glass, bone dry on the palate. A fabulous wine, very intriguing. Would go best with cheeses, nuts.

Beautiful showing. Lovely nose of red fruits, some tobacco. Beautiful sweetness on the palate, balanced by soft tannins and very good acidity. Drinking now.

Significant VA made it so that this bottle showed remarkably poorly compared with the last bottle of this I had in December.

Great showing. Third favourite wine. Lovely expression of Chambertin. Showing some complexity on the nose, lovely balance and length on the palate. This is a food wine, but very enjoyable.

This is a more New World style Rioja. Dark appearance, thick in the glass. Black fruits and cedar dominate on the nose. Long and lush on the palate. A lovely wine. Drinking now, will improve.

Outstanding! Drinking now with a good decant. Floral aromas, with red and black fruits and decent complexity. Impeccably balanced on the palate. Almost made it into the top three wines.

Nose dominated my mint and eucalyptus, and well as chambord liqueur / raspberry jam. Balanced on the palate, but a little disjointed. Drinking now.

This wine is singing. Dark colour, intoxicating aromas of tobacco, cedar, black fruits, lead pencil, rain on hot rocks. On the palate, focused fruit with impeccable balance. Brilliant. Drink now with a good decant, or anytime in the next 10 years.

Very lovely. Ruby-purple in colour. Huge nose of black fruits, meat, smoke, tobacco. Gorgeous fruit on the palate, with amazing balance. Starting to drink now, with a good decant. Second-favourite wine of the tasting.

Purple / ruby colour. Lovely aromas of black fruits, tobacco, vanilla, cedar. Lovely depth and length on the palate. Drinking now.

Golden straw colour. Beguiling nose of quince, white flowers. Off-dry, a great match for a cheese course. Many suggested this was the best chenin blanc they had ever had. Drinking now.