A simply beautiful Chard. Cameron has done something amazing with the 2010 vintage. The nose shows an incredibly complex mix of guava, melon, almond, sea salt and white flowers. The palate is full of brisk acid and rich texture. White peach, yellow apple, lime, lemon, it all mixes with notes of honey, caramel and nougat. Rich but so lively and nervy. As always, Cameron impresses. This is consistently one of my favorite domestic Chards, and the 2010 version is superb. I'd love to lay this down for a year or two and see what it does.

Intense aromatics of flowers, honey, green apple and honey butter. Thicker than the other Chard in the tasting, with caramel and almond notes, but there's also an impressive amount of acid, even some minerality. Floral, citrus and full of flavor an nuance. Apparently I wasn't impressed by a bottle I had four years ago, but I enjoyed this one a lot.

I brought this to the blind tasting because I knew I'd get a kick out of people trying to guess it. The guesses were all over the place, Jura, Russian River, Loire. I get apricot, pine needles and cedar on the nose, along with nuts and cheese rind. Crisp acid on the palate balances out the heavy tropical fruit (guava, mango). I really like the nutty, nougat and Sherry notes, and the salted caramel aspect on the finish. This has to be the most interesting and unique New York Chard, because it shows so many different elements. Love it.

Copper colored. Very peppery on the nose, with strawberries, earth, a kind of funky goat cheese aspect. Crisp acid and silky body form the palate, with notes of saline, pepper and green herbs. Tangy and lively, this is one good pink. Pure and fresh and unique.

Lots going on aromatically: currants, Greek olives, pepper, earth, tobacco. The palate shows fine tannins and tangy acid. Pulpy red fruit meets olive tapenade, soil and lots of different earthy notes. Very pure and tangy, I was really surprised this was a 2003, as it shows a lot of restraint and elegance. Clos Rougeard is a treasure.

Initially funky on the nose, but then it shifted into this bright cherry sauce and pepper thing. On the palate this is really bright and tangy, with some pleasant bitterness from the tannins. Currant and red plum fruit, with lots of earth, olive and a flavor that reminds me of roasted red peppers, like the kind in olive oil. Delicious stuff, and very unique. I guessed this as a Jura red, but it had me quite perplexed the whole time. This would be amazing with food.

On the nose, a mix of juicy berries with some notes of earth and funky farmyard. Juicy and fresh on the palate, with black cherry, cola and earth. Some generous fruit, but the persistent acid makes this so easy to drink.

Initially I picked up some sulfur, but it blew off after a few minutes and I started getting juicy cherries and berry compote aromas. Live-wire acid, love it, with silky tannins and pure berry fruit. Complex notes of pepper, cola and sweet oak. Pretty stuff, open and ready for business.

I got mushroom, potting soil and sweet herb notes on top of cherries and strawberries. Fresh and tangy on the palate, with a solid foundation of tannins. Lots of currants, red cherries, along with cola, earth, beef and pepper notes. Complex and powerful, yet focused, this will improve in the cellar.

Aromas of blackberry, earth, sweet herbs and a meaty note. Great structure, moderate acid, and a complex mix of blueberry and dark plum fruit. I love the sweet herbs, flowers and meaty tones. Delicious stuff with a long life ahead of it.

I’ve loved the previous few vintages of this wine, but the 2010 is truly stunning. Complex waves of aromas: blackberries, blueberries, campfire smoke, olive, violets, peppered jerky. Solid tannic grip, but the edges are fined down, the acid makes this smooth and silky on the palate. The blueberry and blackberry fruit tastes pure and creamy, and the fruit is laced with olive, pepper, iron, mushroom and pepper-crusted steak flavors. Long, powerful finish. This wine got better and better as it saw more air, and I’d love to retry this in two or three more years. Stunning stuff.

Mixed berries, roses, violets and soil on the nose, like some sort of awesome greenhouse. Surprisingly bright on the palate, with fine tannins and some tangy acid. The red berry fruit mixes with pepper, olive and a cherry cola note. Not overripe or hot at all. Delicious stuff with some staying power.

Rich berries on the nose, with pepper and beef brisket notes. On the palate, showing some tanginess, nice tannic backbone, flavors of red cherries, blackberries, olive, lots of pepper and some meat notes. A fruity wine, but oh so balanced and complex. Another stellar 2010, this is gorgeous stuff.