Big, lush and powerful fruit showing obvious Pinot Noir character and strength. Just starting to fade, based on my Champagne preference for a more fresh, crisp style.

At a very good place right now with a good amount of fruit and some hints of earthiness, some remaining floral elements, then lots of structure providing a long finish.

Fresh peaches and cream on the nose with mint and hazelnut in background. Long, dense and powerful fruit on palate, great minerality and acidity come through in middle and finish, everything in perfect balance.

Black and red cherry on nose, not nearly as perfumed as I recall from several previous times with this same wine. Lush and big cherry flavors on the palate with good length and textures, but it somehow seemed to be getting a little dried out. I'm thinking this was a less-than-perfect bottle, but still very enjoyable.

Red and black cherry on nose with some emerging forest floor notes. Palate was surprisingly elegant and ethereal for the vintage, showing light and charming red and black cherry flavors and just traces of the notorious 1988 massive tannin and structure. Really at a great place right now.

Black fruit on nose with espresso, fresh herbs and meaty spice. Sweet black cherry and plum on palate with great structural support through to big finish. Drinking beautifully now, but this is still a baby and I'd expect it to reach its peak drinking window closer to 2020.

Black fruit with incredible spice on the nose, showing allspice, cinnamon and fresh thyme. Powerful fruit just explodes out of the glass with incredible concentration and density, but completely harmonious. Lots of new oak, tannins and acidity, but everything is in great balance. Truly sensational example of a great Clos St.-Jacques.

Blackberry and black cherry on nose showing a very ripe, even roasted character. Same big lush fruit on palate, certainly accompanies by a fair share of new oak spice, with lots of fruit concentration and density. Great job for the vintage, but probably not my preferred style of Grand Cru Burgundy.

After a fair amount of time in a decanter, this was surprisingly accessible tonight. Red cherry and raspberry on nose with fresh herbs, then slightly darker cherry flavors on the palate. Structure is firm but not overwhelming with lots of power behind. I imagine this is more typically shut down but the decanting really helped.

Big and powerful from the start with black fruit, espresso, roasted meat aromas and flavors. Tannins were still a hint too obtrusive and forward for everything else left in the wine.