Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Similar to previous bottles, apple, some apple skin, medium body, mineral and citrus. 90+ to 91pts.

Medium red color. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Very enjoyable. Nice but a bit more muted version of the palate on the nose: with red fruits, spicy, light dried flowers and spices, light medium body, lovely and drinking well currently with a nice earthy core.

Very dark red color. Decanted for 2.5hrs, drank 1 glass over an hour. It certainly didn't help this wine that despite a bit of a chill on the bottle, the temperature was about 88 on the porch where we drank this. There's a lot of good CDP character here. Spiced, olive, licorice, garrigue, kirsch and plum with mushroom. But it comes off as more baked fruit in this setting. Will revisit in a better environment down the road. 91(+)pts.

Very dark red/purple color. Decanted for 2hrs, drank 1 glass over an hour. Still youthful but showing well with some air. Drank next to an '08 Insignia and I favored the Insignia just a bit tonight. Lots of pencil on the nose, blackberry and cassis fruits, spice and black cherry, pretty primary. The palate is dense with nice tart black fruits, blackberry, cassis, black cherry, gravel, spice, and wood on the back end. Expect this to be better yet down the road 3 to 5 years. 92+pts.

Very dark red/purple color. Decanted for 2 hrs, drank 1 glass over 1 hr plus. Drank next to an '09 Georges de Latour and I favored the Insignia just a bit tonight. I liked the smoky, savory nose, almost comes off more syrah like tonight, higher toned on the nose, red and black berries that are really nice. The palate adds in some dill, savory, again more syrah like, dark fruits, and bramble, balanced and roasted oak barrel. Pretty sleek tannins already and and a nice finish. Really good already and should truly shine in 5 years. My #2 and group #! WOTN. 93(+)pts.

Very dark purple red color. Decanted for 2hrs, drank 1 glass over an hour. I've always like this wine and really all of Ben Glaetzer's wines. Despite a challenging ambient temperature, with just a cellar temp chill this was very lively and energetic on the palate. A somewhat hedonistic pleasure, the fruit is so lush and pretty, blackberries, blueberry, wood spices and mineral, and a savory top note on the nose. The palate is silky and structured, balanced well, no heat here, the same core of black and blue fruits layered and pretty, wood, graphite, and tar that lead into some pretty velvety tannins. My WOTN by a bit and group #2. 93+ to 94pts.

Medium gold color. Drank 1 glass from 750 over 40 minutes. Boy on a night when we could have used whites, this was a welcome sight. Been a couple years since having this and it may be getting better again from 750. Nice nose with florals, honey, tangerine and pineapple, spiced and fresh, good texture on the palate, lovely balance.