Everyone managed to guess this as an Oz Shiraz with dense, dark blue fruit. I really dislike wines with overt vanilla on the nose and chocolate on the palate. Too clunky and sweet.

Even darker ruby in colour than the Rockford, I didn't place this as a Shiraz but thought it was an Aussie Cabernet. Another powerful, full-throttle kind of wine that was marginally better than the Rockford, but that's not saying much. A little syrupy but the alcohol and oak were slightly more integrated.

Liked this a lot. Surprisingly old-school and a little more evolved than I expected for the maker and vintage. Very elegant and had a traditional rustic earthiness to it. Slightly plummy that made me think right bank but still a very well-balanced wine with good concentration.

Quite classic and restrained with cooler dark red fruit, so I went for 2006. Textbook Bordeaux left-bank, enjoyed the savouriness of this.

Showed a little older than I thought it was with some tertiary mushroom notes and a cardboard note that made me wonder if it was corked. Together with the rusticity and hard tannins, I went for 1995. Not the most exciting wine and a little foursquare.

Liked the pretty and perfumed nose but the palate was a little disappointing. Attractive red fruit but the midpalate was hollow and had a clipped finish.

Compared to the Lascombes, the attractive red fruit here had greater depth and was more vibrant so I thought this was from a stronger vintage like 2000. Good acidity to the wine, very classic and enjoyable.

Had a very lifted, fragrant nose of red cherries that was quite clearly Italian but I went for 2011 Piedmont instead, oops. Liked the acidity and elegant, refined tannins, think this was better than the higher bottlings from this producer which can be overextracted and oaked.

My contribution. A little over-the-hill as the structure was fading and the tannins seemed fully resolved. Palate had tertiary notes of truffle, mushroom and some tobacco. Hopefully the older Tempiers I have age better than this.

Thought this was a Puligny from a warmer vintage like 2012. Had a mix of green and tropical fruit like pear and pineapple, slightly heavy and round mouthfeel while retaining good acidity. Pleasant enough and still very youthful.

Didn't enjoy the previous Fourrier BB that I had and had similar impressions here. A little green but still had overripe fruit at the same time.

My contribution as I've been wanting to try this producer. Loved the balance between the sharp acidity and ripe yellow fruit with a hint of honey. Exuberant wine, but with a lovely restraint, and a saline, mineral finish. These new-school producers definitely know how to get the best out of aligoté. From magnum.

All oak and butter that gave it a creaminess without sufficient acidity. Also had a strange, very off-putting sweetness.