Very lush and forward fruit with modest spice, low perceived acidity. Not my favorite style.

Tasting. Strawberry and fresh. Simple but refreshing with good energy and zip throughout.

Extremely fat and forward with a lush nose and palate that came across as slightly top-heavy to me today. Ultra New world in style.

All black fruit with very good spice. Slightly firm, but with 2009's fat fruit that comes across as charming. Slightly firm, almost rustic, but open and balanced. Moderate length and intensity, very impressive overall for its level.

Very pure raspberry and strawberry. Young vines planted in 2001, this wine is well served by new new oak (all one year) with its delicacy and elegance. Floral start, lots of red fruit. Lean, lacy, elegant and well textured.

Tasting. Apple and a bit of lemon with good energy. Simple but easy to enjoy.

Ripe and rather fleshy. Very forward overall, giving it a simple and slightly off-center character.

Spice driven start, slightly floral. Black and red fruit aromas, more black on palate. Very open and forward start, then firms up middle to finish.

Pure and elegant red fruit aromas and flavors. with a lacy, well textured character. Forward but also nicely balanced that makes it easy to enjoy but with the bones to age well for 5+ years.

Firm and somewhat backward black fruit with ok spice. A bit rigid throughout with lots of structure that is hard to assess how/ when this will harmonize.

An interesting spice driven start but not particularly pristine to me on palate.

A personal favorite at lunch today, first time ever having wine from this producer. Great Asian five spice start with lots of red fruit and floral hints. Young vineyards with accessible and forward character but also potential for upside with its fine tannins and elegant acidity.

Tasting. Ripe apple aromas and flavors, some peach as well on nose with a bit of new oak spice. Good balance with ok textures, still showing a bit of baby fat, so probably better in another year. Very good.

Tasting. Not Chablis-like to me, more 2006 in character with plenty of ripe fruit and just faint mineral or acid elements. Interesting, but just ok.

Tasting. Rich start with ripe apple and pear, some tropical hints and a bit of new oak. Comes across as slightly fat but still maintaining finesse and energy. Good 1er.

Tasting. Subdued start. Ripe apple and pear emerge with with time and air, as does some sweet spice. Forward and slightly lush, very engaging today.

Tasting. Spice driven start with ripe black fruit on nose and palate. Very good power and concentration from start-to-finish with impressive structural support from fine tannins and acidity. Very good potential, this is just starting to reach its peak drinking window.

Tasting. Floral start. all red fruit, on the more subtle side with a slightly thin finish. Perhaps better in another year or two as it integrates better. The 2009 also tasted tonight was more interesting and centered.

Tasting. Mostly red fruit with good spice and concentration. Overall good balance and character. Should drink well for the next few years, close to 90 point quality.

Tasting. Fat mostly black fruit aromas with ok spice. I preferred Sojourn's Rodgers Creek also just tasted but would expect most people would prefer this more lush cuvee.

Tasting. Red and black cherry start with some licorice and floral hints. Moderate concentration but very good energy provides support and length. I like this leaner style.

Tasting. Mostly black fruit aromas and flavors, both meaty and dense with some sauvage hints, good concentration and firm tannic structure that will benefit from a few more years to soften.

Tasting. Lean and angular with apple and lemon, modest spice hints. Good energy with good power on finish as well. Very good value wine.

Slightly corked.

Tasting. An unusual wine with lots of firm black fruit, some tannic, rustic character. Apparently this includes a small amount of Cesar in addition to Pinot Noir.

Tasting. Slightly subdued start with simple, fresh fruit and modest spice. Ripe fruit slightly hidden by the wine's very elegant structure. Good potential even if it comes across as slightly simple right now.

Tasting. Earthy aromas and flavors with red fruit, good textures. Seemed slightly older than a 2010, but overall good value at around $20.

Tasting. Similar to a bottle tried last year in Beaune, this was also reasonably evolved with some moderately firm tannins. Best to drink up.

Tasting. Lean red fruit with firm structure and lots of mineral character. Good concentration, just a little harsh right now.

Tasting. Fresh red fruit with some earthy hints. Plenty of acidity and some fine tannins. Good spice, helped by (80%?) whole cluster. Lots of energy, also some sharp elbows right now, I think this will have increased harmony in another year or two.

Tasting. Good fruit, just a bit too much brett for my preference.

Tasting. Lots of tart red cherry, strawberry, raspberry aromas and flavors along with some licorice and dried herbs. Slightly austere or brooding today on palate, giving a lean character, but with the energy and dry extract to evolve nicely. Very good potential.

Tasting. Mature black fruit aromas and flavors with meaty spice. Best to drink up.

Apple aromas, flavors with a rich, almost unctuous character. Easy to enjoy right now, quite refreshing.

Slightly floral with some apple character, faint lemon hints. Good now, slightly simple.

Nice spice start with exciting red fruit, some cocoa and good spice and floral hints. Fresh fruit flavors with good energy and persistence. Easy to enjoy, this should also age nicely.

Mature black fruit with good Asian spice, mostly on nose. Good acid and energy have kept this bright. Good place now and for another couple of years.

Red cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors, Asian five spice hints. nice floral hints. Very balanced and well textured help provide overall fine balance and persistence through good finish with medium depth and intensity consistent with good wine from young vines. At its peak now, certainly good for several more years.

Tasting, brief note. Very lush and powerful with ripe apple, rounded character and some woodsy spice. Forward and very good now with sneaky structural support for the future.

Tasting, brief note. Lots of ripe and forward orchard fruit aromas and flavors with background hints of lemon and roasted walnut. Good length, textures and after starting a bit fat and lush, ending with charming balance.

Tasting, brief note. A rare/unusual wine but 2nd time i have had it in past year. Once again, it was easily mistakable as Pinot noir, very lush, forward and enjoyable with good depth and concentration for Morgon.

Quite muted vs prior bottles, probably slightly corked.

Tasting, brief note. Forward black fruit with espresso and cocoa hints with enticing spice. The forward and ripe fruit masks firm tannins and structure that are still taking their own time to soften. Very nice now, but this will still get better as the harmony increases.

Tasting, brief note. Very forward and accessible for a 1996 with charming (mostly) black and blue fruit and classically Volnay spice and perfume. Moderate length and intensity but very good balance with sweet fruit and spice. At its peak now with good freshness, but I expect this will continue at this quality level for at least another decade while evolving.

Earthy black and red fruit aromas with some black pepper and dried herb aromas. Starting to mature nicely on palate with a firm, ever-so-slightly rustic touch in the middle. Good length with some power.

Tasting. Wow, this is black, meaty and dense with sensational concentration. Black cherry and plum with black pepper and spice. Power and incredibly fresh. Great balance and this has lots of upside going forward with decades of great wine experiences.

Tasting, from magnum. Lots of great red fruit just starting to show evolving, maturing character. Bit of oak spice, plenty of meaty spice and gamy character. Very good length and both power and finesse on finish.