Pretty Bertheau...red berry fruits, dried potpourri, crancherry tart acidity...little muddled with some tilled earth, leather from age...but still drinking well at this age, classic.

Such a unique experience...riper fruit, maybe botrytis, tropical mango with fresh spritz of lemon acidity...saline minerals with some funk, little petrol, banana wax, bread dough...rich textured with amazing length, pretty florals...long spicy rosemary on the finish. An experience.

Very elegant, with Burgundy-like finesse...raspberry puree fruit, crunchy cherry, crushed rocks...pretty florals and just the right amount of pyrazene greenness...really gained with air, loved the subtle complexity in this, with plenty of structure for further aging.

Creamy and more subtle, rainwater purity, slight petrol, quince and apples...white pepper spice...fresh white flower florals, some mint. Really nice!

Never had this one...rich and creamy with vanilla oak barrel spice, smoked peach and crisp apple...good acid energy balancing the rich fruit...crushed minerals, grilled pineapple, honey. Very tasty!

Blind. Lighter transparent fruits...strawberry, raspberry, cherry...pretty tight but did air out after a few hours. Some pretty florals and faint spice...earth and mineral funk...all very medium bodied. Expected more. I guessed light style Grenache.

Blind. Bright candied and primary fruits...raspberry, cherry, little redwine vinegar, soft palate, easy drinking. No sign of any bell pepper...didn't really do it for me.

Blind. Screw cap freshness...unique flinty gas rag ala bord blancs...bright and fresh orchard fruits, lemon squeeze, smokey mineral funk, honeysuckle florals, wax, very short finish though. This was really nice! I guessed aged Sauv Blanc.

Blind. Cat pee, more oaked, some nice fresh melon and citrus fruits...funky minerals and pretty citrus florals...a rich style SB still holding in there. Guess aged SB from NZ.

Blind. Started out dark and raisined, smooth and deeply fruited...fig jam, plum, black cherry, currant...gained and gained throughout the night, with more elegance and less concentration coming through. Dark spice, olive, rich earth, creme de cassis, smoked spice...and lifted with a nice vein of acidity. Should be long lived. An experience. I guessed Super Tuscan Cab blend.

Wonderful! Full bodied black and red fruits...super smooth with great graphite powder dryness, velvet tannins, dried fruits, smoky cassis...violet florals, still youthful structure. Drank well all night...one of my favs.

What a treat! Crazy intense citrus here...hurts so good! Sour tart lemon heads, crushed minerality, somewhat creamy almond mousse, apricot creme, blossom florals, biscuit...really dry. Thank God for the 09 ripeness as it at least gives some depth to the intenseness. This gained on me...fun stuff!

Bright fresh...summer sipper by the pool stuff! Pretty red berries, perfume florals, crushed smokey minerals, cinnamon spices...cherry skin tartness...a beautifully feminine wine, tasty now, yet has the depth to age a long time.

Young for sure, but pretty and pure silky red berry fruits, high toned tartness, fresh acidity, dried cinnamon stick, potpourri florals. Elegant and somewhat simple now, but should age into something more complex in 10+yrs. Always a treat! +pts

Tawny and golden raisins with nuts and maple...sweet, smooth, not really my thing though.