Ripe, creamy lemon and lemon peel on the nose with white floral and crushed stone as well. The palate has fattened up some since the last time I had it, but the mineral backbone is still there. Some pretty spice notes. Medium bodied. Moderate acidity on the medium plus finish.

White Truffle Dinner at Schwa. Popped and poured alongside the 98 Meo Richebourg. Amazing, powerful aromatics right from the start. Much more than the Richebourg. Spicy, darker red berry fruit with quite a bit of brown spice going on. Notes of crushed stone too. Red berry fruit again on the palate with spice hitting everywhere in the mouth. Great balance of fruit, acidity, and minerality. Medium weight with a very long finish. Still has great grip.

White Truffle Dinner at Schwa. Popped and poured alongside the 98 Meo Cros Parantoux. Dark red fruit and brown spice peeked out, but started overall very closed. The Cros Parantoux was much more ready to go. After about an hour or so, the wine really began to unfold and show layers and layers of fruit and spice. Powerful dark red berry and cherry with touches of blue/black berry fruit too. Loads of clove and nutmeg and some darker floral elements. You can still sense the wood being there, but it is not intrusive. Expansive on the palate, but still showing some restraint; I'd love to try again in another 5 or so years. Medium to medium plus body with a long gripping finish.

White Truffle Dinner at Schwa. Popped and poured. Powerful black cherry and berry on the nose with great spice and iron notes. Dark floral too. Ripe dark cherry and berry on the palate, yet it still had a firmess to it. Great mineral backbone. Notes of clove on both the nose and palate as well. Medium plus bodied with a gripping, powerful finish. I would let these age a few more years before trying again.

White Truffle Dinner at Schwa. Popped and poured. Highly aromatic and powerful nose of ripe dark red and black berry fruits, dark spice and wet earth tones. Powerful fruit on the palate too and great spice throughout. Medium plus body. Great acidity on the long finish. Great wine!

Opened an hour before consuming, but not decanted. Powerful, highly aromatic nose of dark red/black cherry, berry, and cassis with grilled meat and blood notes along with black pepper, damp earth and leather. Ripe and forward on the full bodied palate with great acidity and a long finish. Tannins have integrated quite well, but should still have a long life ahead. Much better than the last bottle I had of this, which was from the same case.