The kick-off wine for a great weekend in the mountains. The theme for Friday and Saturday's dinners is Four M's - Musigny, Mouline, Montrachet, and clos du Mesnil. Lunch and afternoon wines are potluck. The 75 Castellane was gorgeous, aged, lush, vibrant, heck this had it all. Based on this bottle, I'd love to try other vintages. ...I got a feelin'...its going to be a good night(s)...

Extremely fresh, crisp, but a note on the nose that wasn't off, but slightly suspect. Not as good as this wine could or should be, but a fun drink nonetheless.

I seem to have a frequent issue with Drouhin - good wine that's short of great. This bottle was in fine shape, and it was a good drink, but for me it lacked the wow factor. And I'll note that the next morning the bottle had about 30% left in it, and actions speak loudest IMHO. I'll keep trying - invites accepted.

This is a terrific wine, which almost always shows well. Showing great development, while still retaining freshness. A favorite vintage of mine, and a very nice Vogue.

I liked this better than the 93 Drouhin Musigny. Others had a reverse opinion. It was a bit tough on opening, but developed nicely. Flowers, a touch of perfume, very good. A glass left in the bottler overnight was outstanding in the morning.

The color here is very dark, and it took some time for the nose to come through. On the palate it stayed reserved all night, and interestingly a glass left in a corked bottle for the morning was also still quite tight. What it did show was great dark fruit, without Leroy flamboyance. No hurry on this wine, lots of development left.

An excellent way to start off the "luncheon" wines. Fully mature, but not tired at all. Loved by all.

Not a hint of oxidation. Initially quite hard on the nose, but it hung around the hoop all afternoon and came around well. Long decant necessary once they've been opened and determined not to have oxidation issues. Good stuff.

Drank fine, but deserved its place in the luncheon vs. dinner line up, as it was a nice simple burg.

Likely a recently bottled new release. Not a thing wrong with it, but not anything right with it either. The definition of simple wine with no personality.

Now we're talking. An outstanding bottle in its own right, and the best 97 burg of any type I've ever tasted. Period. Cheers to Leroy, and cheers to Musigny.

Haven't ever tried this, and it was very good. Balanced, showing nice maturity. Would drink anytime with pleasure.

We interrupt our forth coming night of Krug du Mesnil for a pre-dinner 1989 Krug Collection. A decent champagne, but the vintage showed through, and there really wasn't a lot going on here (see note below on 89 Mesnil). The bottle had been through a lot to make it here, so a bit of bottle shock was possible. Good, not great.

This was outstanding, and may become a legendary wine (if its not already). The easy star of the flight (85,89,95) and simply all you want in great early stage Champagne. Wow+.

Decent, but nothing memorable here, given its pedigree.

Young, opulent, and beautiful. Definitely class in a glass here, but if you only have a couple, sit on them. Great today, but far from the wine it will become IMHO.

Drank the 82 and 83 side by side. A fabulous pair, and a very nice treat. The 82 went from strength to strength, literally setting new levels every 30 minutes (we had generous pours and let them carry forward through three food courses). The 83 was a touch more flamboyant on the nose and on the palate. The 83 was thicker and richer, but the 82 was more intellectually appealing, and in the end simply better. Both were outstanding.

Drank the 82 and 83 side by side. A fabulous pair, and a very nice treat. The 82 went from strength to strength, literally setting new levels every 30 minutes (we had generous pours and let them carry forward through three food courses). The 83 was a touch more flamboyant on the nose and on the palate. The 83 was thicker and richer, but the 82 was more intellectually appealing, and in the end simply better. Both were outstanding.

The party officially started here. This is a nose that simply won't quit. It was at least ten minutes before I wanted to actually break the spell and take a sip. Pretty, sexy, seductive expressiveness, everything you want in a burg. Off the charts, and co-WOTN with the 66 Vogue. Wow!

Having this wine paired with the 66 Leroy is more than any wine lover could ask for. Unbelievable. Deep dark fruits. Rich, wide, gorgeous palate. Seductive in its presentation. As fruit forward as the Leroy, but deeper and more mysterious. Co-WOTN, and again, a pair that would knock over any burg lovers.

The 64 Vogue had the challenging role of being flighted with the 66 Leroy and 66 Vogue. Funk on the nose, but a very nice palate. Hard to judge objectively as the 66's were calling our names, so lets leave it at very good.

Not a lot of acidity, and lacking in focus. Not a rock star, but had a certain appeal if you stretched your mind a bit.

Youthful, full of citrus and acid, with biting intensity. Still young and hard to evaluate. We took the liberty of blending a little 92 and 98, which was a nice blend.

This was close to perfection (well maybe it was). Lovely soft nose, beautiful palate. Only next to the 69 could this be anything but the best Mouline I've ever drunk. Stunning.

Soft, light, sexy. Not the heavy weight the 66 and 69 were, but held its own and was very good to great.

Money. Words are inadequate to describe how good this was. Elegant, rich, opulent. Again, words aren't adequate. The 66 and 69 pairing is the best Rhone experience I've ever had.

My notes and memory faded a bit here, so I'll leave others to chime in on the 71 and 76. Both were great, but I was still enamored by the sixties, and didn't give these the attention they no doubt deserved.

My notes and memory faded a bit here, so I'll leave others to chime in on the 71 and 76. Both were great, but I was still enamored by the sixties, and didn't give these the attention they no doubt deserved.

The first fireplace wine tonight. Like prior bottles from this parcel, a perfect bottle. Rich dark fruit, and drinking beautifully.

Great shape, and drinking well.

Lovely. Drinking beautifully.