Some mousse left at the beginning. White chocolate and a firm, liqueur like texture. Still great acidic backbone. Golden color. Very earthy. Nice.

From magnum. Surprisingly mature with white chocolate and orange fruit notes. Good balance and mousse. Rounded. Very nice.

Waxy citrus noes. Good tension. Clean. Nice wine.

Flashy yellow fruits and a weighty texture. Minerallity and tension. Stunning balance despite its power. Delicious

Characteristic Ramonet mint and mineral backbone. Very lush and surprisingly open. Tension with a firm acidic core. May not be an ager but very nice.

Oily, perfumed. Citrus and floral notes. Well balanced. Still youthful. Medium bodied. Enjoyable.

Primary. Red fruits with some darker accents. Good clarity. Lacking Dujac sap. Enjoyable but very young.

Like a Sonoma Pinot in its ripeness and black, flashy fruits. Similar palate - streamlined but lacking grip. Not a great Dujac.

Delicious red raspberry fruit and spice notes. Open, sappy, and full in texture. Resolving tannins. In a very nice place.

Mature, certainly; raspberry fighting a losing battle with more autumnal notes. Resolved structurally, and fading a bit in the middle, but enjoyable.

Gorgeous dark strawberry fruits and spice. Balances power and grace, with structue framing the elements nicely. Great clarity. Excellent.

Has always drank well, with a great combination of classic dark cherry and tobacco and fine grain tannins that give it a softer feel. Very nice.

Mature brambly dark fruits and earth elements. Cedar Good power despite its age. Cool fruits. Masculine styling. Great bottle.

Stern '86 frame, but with enough density to match. Masculine styling. Still very primary. Nice elements.

From magnum. Flashy dark fruits. Chocolate. Masculine styling. Firm, grainy tannins. Very dense.

From magnum. Very green - herbal with tobacco and red fruit edges. Mature. Enjoyable.

Wow. Tons of power and material. Dark fruits, tobacco, but a great softness to the palate despite its youth. Medium grain, well balanced tannins. Delicious.

Dark fruits, tobacco. Masculine, medium bodied, and well balanced. Surprisingly nice. Doesn't need time but can last.

Still tons of red fruit and charm. Could pass for much younger. Well balanced, medium bodied wine. Lacking a bit in nuance, but what's there is very nice

Another mediocre '90 la Chapelle. Hard, dark, with firm, aggressive tannins. Needs time but no signs of impending greatness. Yet to see anything in this.

Red cherry fruits. Characteristic Gaja headiness with very fine tannins. Floral and spicy. Young. Very nice.

From magnum. Dense leather, herb, and kirsch notes. Tons of power and density. Alcohol shows through on the finish, competing with fine tannins. Big, big wine, but not overdone or blowsy. Very nice.

Powerful and weighty. Fig/caramel notes. Heady, with uplifting VA and alcohol. Characteristic D''Oliveras restraint despite impressive raw material. Very good.