Doughy tropical fruit nose. Bright golden color. Tastes of melon and apple with a soda minerality. Beautiful balance. Expansive mid palate. Long delicate finish with nice elegance. 12% alcohol. Disgorgement 11/5/2008. Brought by Rick.

Straw yellow color. Intoxicating nose of perfumed tropical fruits. Tastes of melon, pear, spice, orange blossom, lime, and bees wax. Well balanced. Deeply complex with a very elegant finish. 14% alcohol. Brought by Jeff.

Dark golden color. Honey and caramel nose. Tastes of brown sugar, honey, lemon, lime, and orange. Rich with nice mouth feel. Excellent balance. Long elegant finish that literally lasts for minutes. Amazing. 11.5% alcohol. My first contribution of the evening.

Dark ruby color. Tobacco and earth on the nose. Tastes of black cherry, earth, mushroom, forest floor, and charcoal. Slight tartness on the earthy finish. Faded very quickly with 10 minutes in the glass. Totally dead after about 30 minutes. Drink now or earlier if you own a time machine. Interesting while it lasted.

Dark ruby color. Earthy dark berry nose. Lush blackberry and cherry with cedar and charcoal. Beautiful balance and acidity. Chewy tannins. Rich powerful finish with very nice complexity and length. Brought by Todd.

Dark ruby color. Perfumed blackberry nose. Tastes of black cherry, anise, cedar, mocha, and caramel. Nicely balanced with refreshing acidity. Firm tannins. Powerful complex finish that lasts for minutes. My second contribution of the evening.

Dark ruby color. French oak on the earthy, blackberry nose. Tastes of blackberry, blueberry, earth, cherry, and bell pepper. Well balanced. Chewy tannins. Rich powerful finish with good depth and nice complexity. Brought by Jeff.

Black in color. Earthy black fruit nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry, anise, mocha, and leather. Full bodied. Extracted. Chewy tannins. Rich powerful finish. Brought by Lou.

Slightly corked. Caramel, butterscotch, and tea. Mature fruit on the finish. Quite soft and restrained. Brought by Todd.

Deep orange color. Orange honeycomb nose. Tastes of orange blossom, tangerine, and lemon. Steely minerality. Crisp acidity. Rich, powerful finish. 8.5% alcohol. Brought by Jock.