Walkaround tasting. Soft and simple, this does the vintage well. Good weight and very good balance.

Walkaround tasting. Managing a sense of richness well balanced with firm tannins. Very good depth. While not a wine to drink in the next few years, don't put this in the back of the cellar, either.

Walkaround tasting. Firm and cellarworthy with very good depth for the vintage. Long finish shows minerally, complex finish worth looking forward to, from 2031.

Walkaround tasting. Big with good depth, this will require cellar time for good balance. Nicely spiced.

Walkaround tasting. Tasty black fruits with spice and earth hints. Well balanced already with charming textures. Good from as soon as 2027. Maybe one of the good values of the vintage.

Walkaround tasting. On the lighter and approachable side of young Bordeaux. Good balance, slightly firm now. Good length.

Walkaround tasting. Classically styled old school Bordeaux is firm with good stuffing. Well spice black plum and cherry, good depth.

Walkaround tasting. Approachable young with good balance and good enough weight. Less complex than typical, but fun for medium term cellaring.

Walkaround tasting. Underwhelming for me, slightly lacking ripeness or depth. Needs time to soften, maybe that time will help.

Walkaround tasting. Managed good ripeness with good+ depth. Well spiced and balanced. Maybe less complex than most vintages, but tasty and enjoyable young.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Simple Bordeaux with moderate depth, good balance. OK overall.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Gets to ripeness with good depth and good+ balance. Good young.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also getting close to seeming ripe, close to good balance. Simple but good overall.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Lighter style with aromas that seem near ripe, then leaner flavors on palate. Easy with softish tannins, good young.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. On the firm side but with good stuffing. Black plum with meaty spice. Good depth. Long finish. Hold until 2030-, very good potential.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. On the fun side, this has charming near ripe black fruits with faintly sweet spice. Good depth and balance. Will start drinking well in just another year or two.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Austere and somewhat lacking.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Dense black plum and currant with faint spice and espresso, firmly structured. Not quite harmonious.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Wonderfully fun for the vintage, open and charming with tasty black cherry and soft spice notes. Good young.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also on the simple side, but open black fruit that are accessible with medium weight.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Good weight but firm and slightly austere to me.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Old school style, rugged and austere with medium weight. There is a reasonable amount of fruit here, but it is tough to figure out where/ how this will emerge, but I'm sure it will.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black fruits are brooding here with meaty spice. Firm start, then nearly achieving balance from the middle forward. Very good length. Needs time.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Open knit with good depth and approachable black fruits, subtle spices in background. Fun young.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Old school. Structured, lingering, very good depth but not quite harmonious at present.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Also classically styled that seems backward but with plenty here. Firm textures yet well balanced. Long, expanding finish. Patience will be rewarded.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Good richness for the vintage, well spiced. Very good length and balance already.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Expressive and spiced start with near ripe black fruits, which continue onto palate. Fun flavors to start, more firm middle-to-finish.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Large scaled with good weight, faintly bitter for now, needs time.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Bold flack fruits to start, simpler in the middle, sturdy finish.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Meaty black fruit with savory spice notes, very firm for now, good length, good+ potential.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Black berries and plum, dark chocolate, some cigar notes. Big, powerful and tannic today, yet its future grace seems clear.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Enticing aromatics are spiced with bold black fruits. Powerful and powerfully long, this is backward today but has a nearly explosive finish that is quite exciting and bodes well for the future, 2036 forward.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. A wine of complete elegance and grace for the vintage. Black fruits, well spiced and layered in an enticing fashion already today. One of the absolute highlights.

Walkaround tasting with the producers. Dense and firm black fruits, meaty, well spiced. Powerful yet nearly balanced already today. Classic styling. An absolute highlight of the day.