This is really one of the best values in NV Champagne. Slightly toasty, wonderfully brisk. Gulpable.

A step up from the Heidsieck NV.

Left me sort of flat. Really stressing the acid but not a lot of depth or complexity.

Potpourri on the nose. Palate is tough and unyielding at this stage.

Mmm, dusky, dark, brooding, cedar.

Intense cherry element. Earthy, mineral. Really pretty, really young and very promising.

A bretty and rusty edge. Bloody. Never fully opens. Quite mineral and austere. Very pure.

Mmm, deep, earthy, love the nose, really pops, really dark.

Mmm, some pine forest on the nose. Seriously closed. A pure, tannic, mineral core. It slowly gains some florals, but it just wants time, much more time.

Wow. Burgundy. Epitome. Unreal palate, structured but giving. Chewy, baked earth, mouthwatering and juicy. Still some chewy tannins, long and silky with fantastic red fruit.

More mineral and austere than the 2001 tasted alongside at first impression. But it opened up more easily to savory, umami-laden core. Just silky and easy to enjoy. It has considerably less depth than the 2001, more to drink now or sooner.

FC-OJ on the nose. Fairly tired, red fruit. Very mineral with excellent acidity.

Wow the nose! Tobacco and cocoa! Insanely pale in color, almost iced tea, but it has tons of life. Really typical flavors.

A moldy edge on the nose. Crazy, crazy dark color. Edgy, mint, strong acidity, red fruit. Some caramel. Very vigorous. Lots of Latour structure. There was some debate as to whether this was corked, but no way in my book. Just a bit of a moldy edge that blew off for the most part.

Mmmm, exotic. Some VA. Powerful wine, fig and chocolate. A bit of alcohol showing. Insane raspberry core and killer tannins still. This is a rather extreme and eclectic 1990.

Insane wine, utterly insane. Unreal structure. Raspberry, truffle, mineral, just wow, wow, wow! So fresh, so mineral. A powerful and dense core, tobacco, graphite, cherry, truly exceptional wine.

Mmmm coffee. Gorgeously pure red fruit. Graphite. Really fresh and special. Mmm, bloody, juicy, so much fruit, super silky, ripe and long.

Deep, dark brown. Intense botrytis. It still packs the acid but is almost gelatinous in texture. It is shocking how rich this is.

Mmm, delicate and precise. People argued whether this had the stuffing, but I love when Port get lighter and more precise and focused with age.