Small glass. A great 2016, certainly rich, yet easily well balanced. Very Chablis-styled with great power and density.

Small glass. Very rich and precocious, this has so much substance but needs more cellar time to shed some more baby fat and reach greater harmony. Very good potential.

Small glass. Mouth-coating textures are fun, this is big and nearly fat, but certainly fun.

Small glass. Magnum. Rich and unctuous textures with equally rich and ripe aromas and flavors. Still nicely fresh, this is the best I can ever recall for this wine.

Small glass. Orchard and citrus fruit with very good weight, better in another few years. Identical to bottle tasted earlier today.

Small glass. Also identical to the bottle tasted earlier today, this is rich and already very engaging with lots of density and weight.

Small glass. Magnum from the domaine. Charming now with wonderful balance, good enough weight and density. Drinking so well right now.

Small glass. Great place now with mostly mature orchard and stone fruit, lots of wintergreen, autumn flowers, and earth in great combination. No further upside.

Small glass. Magnum from the domaine. Rich and powerful, this goes on and on into a glorious, while firm, finish.

Small glass. Fully+ mature but still tasty enough with very good weight.

Small glass. No surprise, past its peak. Knowing Roulot wines, I wouldn't even consider this flawed, but rather I'd consider that expected.

Small glass. I have tasting bottles of this wine ranging from DOA to great, and tonight's might have been the best ever. Powerful and pristine, this had a wonderfully admirable lingering finish.

Small glass. I haven't tasted this wine in a decade, so was pleasantly surprised by its rich and powerful freshness. So well balanced with an expanding finish. So good now.

Small glass. Powerhouse that it tasty now, but will reward more cellar time.

Small glass. Wonderfully rich with lots of structure just off-center in the very near background. A rockstar wine tonight.

Small glass. Magnum from the domaine. Rich and fat but with so much energy and freshness. Very good length. Wonderful.

Small glass. Layered and complex with plenty of tasty red berries still front-and-center even while fully mature. Near brilliant. A rare treat.

Small glass. Ultra ripe with so much concentration with wonderful balance. Great start, this seemed to get more and more dense through the glass.

Small glass. Stunning nose of fully mature red and black cherry. Some decay adds enticing further complexity. Great wine, certainly mostly Pinot Noir.

Small glass. From the domaine. Charming fruit, slightly candied, great textures.

Small glass. Lighter style, this is tasty but seemingly too young.

Small glass. Rich and subtle at the same time, with so many layers coming through over the several sips I was able to enjoy from my healthy pour. Still wonderfully young and robust. As good as I can ever recall for this wine.

Small glass. Ripe stone fruit with some baked apple, but also coiled energy that needs time to really rev its engines. very good, 92-93 point potential.

Small glass. And now for something completely different. Still fresh enough, amazingly big and complex combination of fruit, spice, toasted brioche, and so much more.

Small glass. From the domaine, Still good+ weight and density, just losing steam, and not nearly as interesting as previous bottles I have tasted. Still good, 90 points tonight.

Small glass. Magnum. Lots of power, aging gracefully with some near-Madeira notes that add another note of intrigue.

Small glass. From domaine. Wonderfully fresh for the age and vintage, showing exactly what you want from mid-aged Volnay.

Small glass. Yes, somebody poured this at La Paulée, and yes, it was very, very tasty.

Small glass. Amazing degree of balance and substantial weight, there is so much here, with no rush to drink this up soon.

Small glass. Equal black and red fruits, drinking well now, showcasing engaging baking spice.

Small glass. Brilliant in every respect, with so much here to enjoy. A head turner.

Small glass. So tired, so disappointing. Shocking.

Small glass. Charming mature fruit with very good weight for Village wine, but perhaps not for the wine's market price.

Small glass, tasted blind. Ripe, dense, and powerful, I thought 1989 that has aged into great elegance, but 1983 makes this even more impressive.

Small glass. I am not surprised this is backward, but what comes through is gorgeous and glorious, even if it just seemed to be teasing us with that beauty.

Small glass. Sensational already today, this is another special vintage for this great wine.

Small glass. Nicely mature, very charming. Drink up.

Small glass. From domaine. Huge, also gorgeous, this is an absolute powerhouse, just at least a decade away from showing its real potential, 93-94 points.

Small glass. So much here, but barely accessible and so backward. Not the right time/place?

Small glass. It is always a good time in the late evening when this (once again brilliant) wine makes it way towards you.

Served at La Paulée alongside the 1985 Bonnes Mares. Both brilliant, this Beze was more powerful and meaty and nicely fresh. Kept going on and on.

Rich served this at La Paulée alongside my bottle of 1988 Beze, both beautiful. Red and black fruits here with engaging textures, this is a charming old Burgundy at its absolute zenith.

Corked

Served in 10/11/12 vertical. This was the star, at its peak today with so much fresh and mature red fruits, complex and layered with savory spice. More mature than I'd consider ideal for wine so young, but so harmonious and balanced.

In 10/11/12 vertical, this was from a magnum that Charles brought directly from the domaine. The brightest of the trio, this is drinking well now but also the lightest in weight and volume, while very nicely balanced.

In 10/11/12 vertical, this is the one that has the most upside. Big, dense, and chewy, this has lots of red and black cherry with savory spice. Very long finish. very good now, with upside from here.