From a magnum, drank a small pour at a tasting. This had a sensible champagne frame except for an off-putting artificial vanilla flavor.

This bottle was just a touch more impressive than previous experiences. Lots of minerality, pear and a sweet creaminess.

Toast, lemon and acid, none of which dominates. The pear flavor stands out. Well balanced.

Drank a small glass over 1 hour. I love the brioche on this champagne, while there is also acidic energy that keeps it light.

I felt this was showing well despite a bad food pairing with it. Saline, oyster shell, kind of a funky quality that adds interest.

Drank a small glass over an hour. My experience with this producer is it being a more full-bodied chablis, and this was no exception. Pear, apple, golden fruit with lemon, minerality, saline and toasty oak.

Pop and pour, drank a small glass over an hour. Fruity and earthy, this just screamed Oregon pinot noir to me. Powerful and yet soft.

I assume this was decanted but cannot confirm. It certainly showed well, just jumped out of the glass with funk and tertiary Bordeauxness. It rather overpowered the 1986 Grand Puy Lacoste poured along side. At the same time, this was rather brutish in its make-up.

Unknown treatment, drank a small glass over at least an hour. My experience seems consistent with several other notes here. This is easy drinking and pleasant, it doesn't have any sparkle or great interest as you would expect from a decent 1986 bordeaux. It would have been great with duck or a mushroom tart, not next to 1986 Gruaud Larose and hanger steak.

I struggled a bit with this light yet powerful and tannic barolo. Matching acid and tannin, some rustic slightly pruny fruit. This wasn't as painful as some barolo's but cut from the same cloth and not really my style. I don't see a purpose in rating it, but my enjoyment level might approach 89-90.

A small pour at a tasting. This was glorious with so much earth and cherry.

This was a good showing for this producer. Balanced, clearly acidic but the fruit is vibrant and holds up to the acid. This is a great expression of Sonoma pinot.

CHABLIS28's bottle. One sniff of this and you know it is an old school California cabernet. Savory with plum, saddle leather, cedar, herbs, tobacco and red flowers. There is some indication of American oak. I had a high expectation and this at least met my expectation, if not exceeded.