Deep golden yellow. In the nose, this seemed a bit over the hill at first with smashed apple and oxidative notes. With some air it got more and more agreeable, the oxidative notes retreated and honey, lime blossoms and ripe, but fresh apple notes showed. On the palate, it seemed a bit over the hill at first as well, a bit austere, with a hole in the middle, bone dry and dusty. Also here, air helps and gave the wine some volume, the acidity is fairly mild, honey notes also show in the mouth. Bitter notes in the finish. This was ok, but I didn't get crazy over it.

Medium yellow. In the nose, there's some cat pee at first, but it goes away rather quickly. Then it gets finer and finer with aromas on the vegetal-herbal side (fennel, verveine) plus some pear and dried hay. On the palate, this is nice, rather soft, silky, grapey with mild acidity, no perceivable minerality. Good length with bitter notes in the finish. This aged really well. I might prefer 2001 by a margin.

Light to medium yellow. In the nose, this is super fine, almost perfectly balanced, complex, there's some quince, pear and apple, but nothing sticks out, all is in harmony, the fruit is refined, there are traces of wood, but everything is elegant. On the palate, it's also extremely fine, very well balanced with fine acidity, some quince again, fine minerality. The finish is long and persistent as well as very delicate. This is no powerhouse like many 2005 white burgundies are, but is pure understatement. Great wine, I wouldn't have thought that it's "just" a St. Aubin.

Cloudy rusty red, lots of depot. In the nose, this is clearly aged, there are fine notes of fresh figs marinated in balsamic vinegar as well as notes of noble furniture polish as if you'd walk into an antique shop. There are cherry liqueur notes as well. On the palate, this is very fine, very persistent, very aromatic, slightly sweet, there's lots of extract, the acidity may stick out a bit, fine bitter notes dominate the finish. An excellent aged Barolo.

Ruby red, only slight notes of age. In the nose, this is very fine, floral, with some rose hip, red currant, fine balsamic notes, it seems a bit stemmy in the back of the nose. On the palate, it's fine, yet with fairly prominent acidity, there are rose hip notes again, the finish is delicate, but shows some tannins in the back end. This is very well made and has aged really well.

Clear ruby red. In the nose, there are fine tea notes, some Rooibos, raspberry, hibiscus, it's very red fruited, fine delicate, transparent. On the palate, it's also very fine, delicate, transparent and airy with fine acidity, no perceivable tannins, but slightly brittle tea notes in the finish that could be longer. I liked this a lot, but it's not super great.

Ruby red. In the nose, this is very fine, nicely balanced, complex with raspberry notes, peach and white currant, earthy undertones. On the palate, I like it a lot, it's mineralic, tickeling, has fine to medium acidity, is nicely balanced, fresh and red-fruited. Very fine. Long finish. Excellent.

Ruby red. In the nose, this starts out fine and elegant with red currant notes, earthy undertones and pleasant tea notes. On the palate, it also starts out well with good balance, good transparency and lots of finesse. It quickly falls apart though and the nose and palate get diffuse and unprecise with lots of different elements sticking out and the wine losing its consistency. This doesn't seem old, but it seems to have no stamina.

Shiny ruby red. In the nose, this is fairly strong, you seem to smell the tannin, there's some oak and also some cherry. The overall feel is of a strong wine, but there's finesse, too, linearity, precision. On the palate, the tannins are quite strong, there are strong bitter notes, some Cassis. Like in the nose, this is linear and precise. In the finish, the tannins are a bit drying, but in the back end of the finish the wine shows all of its qualities - tart fruit, cherries, cassis and great finesse. I'd say this needs another 5 to 8 years or more of cellar time.

Ruby red. In the nose, this red fruited, there are raspberries with powdered sugar, hibiscus blossoms, it's super fine, transparent, dancing, full of nuances. In the mouth, this is equally great, there are raspberry with powdered sugar notes again, red and white currant, it's very persistent, long with notes of hibiscus blossom tea. This is pure class, I'd say you can start drinking it, but there's even more upside potential.