Tasted at auction. Magnum. Lots of fresh and mature apple with excellent volume and length. Even better than another magnum from a few nights ago.

Tasted at auction. Mostly mature orchard fruit with faint earth. Good weight and length. Time to drink up.

Tasted at auction. Complex array of fresh and mature orchard fruit with a charming perfume. That rare Roulot that seems to be getting even better after 10 yo, but his 2007s were magical from the start.

Tasted at auction. Ripe lemon with good weight, better length, all nicely persistent.

Tasted at auction. Rich lemon and lemon curd that brings lots of energy to a clearly ripe wine. Very good length and balance. From 3L.

Tasted at auction. Mature orchard fruit with good weight, softening on finish.

Tasted at auction. Very rich, fully mature. Very good volume.

Tasted at auction. All red fruit, on the lean and tart side while with good density. Better to cellar longer.

Tasted at auction. Good richness and balance, good enough weight. Good enough now.

Tasted at auction. Magnum. Very rich, gracefully maturing. Very good density, enough freshness.

Tasted at auction. Ripe expression of Volnay spice with all red fruit, still slightly oaky. Give this much more cellar time.

Tasted at auction. Served blind. Clearly young, well polished Bordeaux. Backward without being awkward. Lots of exciting potential.

Tasted at auction. Tired

Complex and layered with so much going on, wonderfully fresh and layered.

Very tired

Tasted at auction. Reductive start, then ever-so-grudgingly emerging as a powerful Village wine. Very good density. Very good now.

Tasted at auction. Rich and nuanced, this has come together into a magically (seemingly) ripe wine coming from this lean vintage. Great now, a step up from the great 2013 Ruchottes.

Tasted a t auction. Just off the boat last month, so maybe unfair to assess. Lean and very energetic with good weight and persistence. Slightly lacking in the complexity that makes Grand Cru worth the tariff, but too young and possibly suffering from its recent travels.

Tasted at auction. Well spiced but very tired.

Tasted at auction. Rich and energetic at the same time, this comes across as a real powerhouse. The rare 2016 white that seems exciting.

Tasted at auction. Ripe black fruit with wonderful balance, good enough weight. Identical to the bottle tasted the other day.

Tasted at auction. My first time tasting this OV cuvee from any vintage, and wow, this is incredibly charming already with impressive density. Great already with lots of upside, 94-95 points?

Tasted a t auction. Ever-so-slightly corked

Tasted at auction. Magnum. Big, rich, and lush with easily to enough structure to retain its freshness. Much better/ fresher than a bottle I opened late last year.

Tasted at auction. Brilliant, bright, and powerful. Superb energy and length. I've had this wine well over a dozen times through the year, and think today's bottle is likely the best ever.

Tasted at auction. Wonderfully rich and lush with lots of baked apple and lemon confit, this has the energy to retain freshness for the medium term. Very good length.

Tasted at auction. Magnum. Quiet start, the nearly explosively good middle-to-finish. This might also be the best I can ever recall for this (inconsistent) wine.

Tasted at auction. Lush and rich, but with the structure to pull that off easily. Sneaky power and length. Needs cellar time, very good potential.

I opened this at auction. Fleshy red and black cherry that is wonderfully dense and lively. Bright and engaging. Served alongside the very different, equally wonderful 2007 vintage.

Tasted at auction. Lighter and brighter than the 2006 in the next glass. This was ripe and faintly sweet but so graceful and ethereal. Very good now.

Tasted at auction, immediately after tasting 2006 and 2007. Charming old Burgundy, this earthy and engaging, but slightly less fully composed compared with the younger vintages. Still very good now.

Tasted at auction. So dense and powerful, certainly interesting but barely accessible today.

Tasted at auction. I was skeptical, given how firm most 2005s are still today, but wow, what a pleasant surprise. So charming, so engaging, this has gobs of bright red fruit with silky structure in the near background. Very good length. Very good already now, with further upside.

Tasted at auction. Opened/ decanted an hour before tasting, then tasted again a few hours later. Rich and bulky to start with so much power and hints of great complexity. Some of that nuance was finally front-and-center at the end of the afternoon. I remain confident of this wine's 95-96+ point potential.

Tasted at auction. I've been thrilled by this wine before, but today's bottle seemed slightly dirty.

Tasted at auction. Certainly charming, but very "2004" in its weight and faint green note. The first time I have ever tasted this vintage of La Tâche.

Tasted at auction. It is always a good day when I see this wine served, once again perfectly harmonious with power.

Tasted at auction. A behemoth that borders being approachable, with so much power and substance. Maybe this is not quite as great as the 2020 vintage tasted the other night, but maybe it will be when that 2018 structure softens a bit more.

Tasted at auction. Good enough volume, but slightly bitter in the manner of the vintage, even without anything noticeably green.

Tasted at auction. Wonderfully balanced with enough freshness, wonderful mature notes, and enough structure, all in wonderful harmony.

Tasted at auction. Slightly dirty, this was still tasty, but nowhere near its potential.

Tasted at auction. My favorite vintage for aged Champagne, it is especially exciting when these mid-aged sparklers are this fresh, supplementing its great richness.

Tasted at auction. A little tired, certainly not pristine. Jean-Yves' first vintage with this terroir?