Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. It had a Mersault nose of minerals and rich fruit followed by rich fruity mouthful of wine, long, beautiful finish. My #1.
Retail $11.80.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Sported another Mersault nose, big rich fruit, pleasant, toasty finish. My #2. Retail $12.50.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Had a very buttery nose, followed by more of the same in the mouth, well balanced, long finish. My #3. retail $9.80.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Showed a pleasant, fruity nose, too big on vanilla, rich, oaky fruit in the mouth, long, pleasant finish. My #4. Retail $9.10.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Had a nie toasty nose, pleasant buttery mouthful of medium fruit, long finish, no flaws, best buy at $8.20. My #5.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Has a nice, fruity, oaky nose, rich fruit in the mouth, well balanced, nice acid on a simple, crisp finish. Retail $6.25, My #6.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Showed a buttery, fruity, slightly oaky nose, medium body, pleasant finish. My #7, Retail $6.91.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Showed a rich, over oaked nose, with buttery, medium fruit in the mouth, slightly sweet, oaky finish. My #8, retail $6.00.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Retail $11.10, had a light, mineral nose, rich fruit taste with a touch of residual sugar, plain, fruity, finish. My #9.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Featured a spicy, lavender nose, medium/light fruit in the mouth with a taste of residual sugar, pleasant finish but low acid. Retail $8.75, My #10.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. 60% Carneros fruit, 40% Napa fruit, a light sweat sox, austere nose, medium body, simple. My #11. Retail $12.49.

Tasting of 12 Chardonnays. Sported a stinky, light vanilla nose, medium fruit and medium finish, My #12, Retail $9.83.

1979 Bordeaux 7 reds. A surprising wine with a hint of meat, veggies, and rich fruit on the nose, rich but slightly overripe fruit in the mouth, lots of medium tannins and flavors on the long finish with enough acid and fruit to suggest it will peak in 2 years. First place. Group #3.

Was a mixture of dusty and sour fruit that opened in an hour to rich, gorgeous vanilla, ripe, full bodied fruit with hints of acid and dust, medium finish with lots of flavors, easiest to drink with the dinner, at its best, drink up. Second place. group #6

1979 Bordeaux 7 reds. Featured a dusty, rich, cherry fruit nose, sweet, ripe medium bodied fruit, medium finish and flavors that lasted along time with soft tannins. Needs two more years to peak. Third place, Group #2.

1979 Bordeaux 7 reds. Was a rich, fruity but closed nose that opened slowly to musty cedar over two hour dinner, big but sour fruit with medium acid in the mouth, medium flavors and finish with medium tannins-a trifle harsh to me. Fourth place Group #4.

1979 Bordeaux 7 reds. The lowest score from me in tasting this wine 5 times over the years, rich, sour, passion fruit combined with asparagus on the nose, big, rich, sour cherry fruit in the mouth, big, long finish and flavors but medium tannins suggest 5 years to its peak. 5th for me, Group #1.

1979 Bordeaux 7 reds. Had a big, sweet, sour fruit nose, followed by lots of sour cherry fruit and a medium body, well balanced in the mouth, medium almost short finish, most drinkable but lighter wine (merlot). My 6th place, Group #7.

1979 Bordeaux Tasting 7 reds. Had a tired, old chocolate fruit nose, rich, cherry fruit in the mouth with medium, soft tannins, medium finish, but very interesting flavors on the finish, needs 3 years to peak. 7th place, Group #6.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Deep, rich, rilliant red color, that led to a rich, forward, fruity nose of cabernet, luscious, ripe fruit with a touch of allspice, well balanced, huge wine, great, long finish with enough tannin to suggest it will peak in 5 years. My #1.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Tied for second, broken based on ability to age, brilliant red color in the glass, rich, forward fruit on the nose, a well structured rich, ripe, fruity well balanced wine in the mouth, intense, long lasting finish of rich fruit. My #2.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Had a brilliant red color in the glass, berry nose, rich, pleasant, well balanced, almost elegant, fruity wine in the mouth, soft, medium tannins, long finish. My #2 tied.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Had a ripe, rich, fruity nose, tasted full bodied and rich, long cabernet finish, slightly too tannic but rapidly softening during the evening. My #4.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Had a brilliant, red color in the glass, lots of cardboard stink on the nose, followed by a rich, fruity, sweat sox mouthful of wine, long finish. My #5

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Had a brilliant red color in the glass, a slightly musty Bordeaux nose, sweet, rich, concentrated fruit, medium/big body, rich, long finish with very soft tannins. My #6.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Had a great Bordeaux nose of cabernet fruit, medium body in the mouth with pleasant fruit, very soft tannins on a medium finish. My #7.

Tasting 5 Opus One + 3 other Cabernet Sauvignons. Showed a closed, slightly stinky nose, rich fruit, but too much harsh tannin in the mouth, medium finish of fruit and a big mouthful of toothpicks and acid, maybe someday but not today. My #8.