Something was off with this bottle, it was very close to being what you would expect but there was a background corked like component so I don't think it's fair to judge.

Still drinking well, lemon, yellow apple, lichee, pear, great balance and a nose that you keep going back to. Very good!

Loads of intense citrus/mineralogy, some butter cream, high acidity and alcohol. This was hard to drink young with the intense heat, and still a little off balance. Much better examples of Aubert out there.

Dark red and black fruits, white pepper, violets, clove, a touch of vanilla, good overall, but not quite up to par with the WA score. Still it's a good wine with some life ahead of it.

I liked this more than most at the table, sour cherry, cranberry, rhubarb, a touch of green, strong saline character, it's definitely cool climate and although drinks well as a PnP, it should have a good 5-10 years of developing left on it. Good but not great.

Sweet red fruits, loads of cooking spices, chewy tannins, nice mouthfeel. A good mix of new and old world, nearly the end of it's best drinking window IMO.

Dark red and black fruits, ham, cinnamon, clove, good balance, similar profile to other Lillian’s.

Similar to previous notes, great value and similar profile to more expensive albans.

Similar to previous notes on this wine, a wine I'll be keeping my eye on for future bottling.

Dark sweet red fruit, blackberry, cinnamon, asphalt, licorice, toasted oak, great intensity, purity and balance. Drinking well right now as a PnP.

Classic Saxum, great sweet red fruit, roasted meats, salty mineralty and cooking spices with perfect balance.

Always fun to have this wine, although it's definitely a rare treat. Ripe cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, sweet baking spices, great intensity, although overall it lacks the complexity from better vintages. Very good.

One of the better wines in the lineup this night, dark red and black fruits, Saxum-like baking spices with great intensity and balance. This was excellent and it beat out a Saxum in the same lineup.

Tasted blind, I did not pick up on this being a Cornas, red fruit, almost a milk chocolate character mixed in with a limestone like minerality. Good balance and very good wine overall. I really don't see how JD who I usually agree with gave this 100.

Dark red fruits, cooking spices, pepper, great intensity and balance. Crazy good quality.

One of the surprise of the nights for many, the appellation Carlisle Syrah bested many wines with much high price tags (double blind). Great ripe fruit, spices, pepper, and terrific balance. Very good and one hell of a QPR.

Similar to previous notes of mine, it's a step down from the previous two years, but still glad they are making some of this wonderful juice.

Really bi-polar wine from the double blind comparison, I wasn't a huge fan due to the cheap oak finish, but others rated this wine extremely high and it was the cheapest wine in our competition. Overall it's definitely worth the cost and a bit of a surprise in a good way.