A touch of butterscotch on the nose at first, but that seemed to blow off revealing a salty, rich, textured Raveneau. Nice length and body, the 2000s seem to be in a great spot right now.

Toasty, and fresh. Lots of floral notes on the palate too and a creamy, nutty edge to it too. Good acidity, with a lot to like about it.

Tart, refreshing, and mineral-driven. Lots of peach, lychee, pear, and a steely disposition on the palate made this a beautiful Kabinett.

Beautiful aromas of leather, cherry, earth, tobacco, and smoke. Palate is slender and sleek with cool red fruits, layers of floral notes, and some green notes. Tons of elegance and charm to this and it's drinking in a really nice spot.

Nose is leafy, floral, and red fruit driven. Beautiful rustic aromas of cigar, and earth too. The palate had a real sweetness to it...tons of cherries, pomegranate, and rose notes. Very nice.

Touch of alcohol noticeable on the nose masks a bit of the florals and earth notes that are on the palate. Certainly better on the palate than the nose, with lots of soft florals, cherries, tobacco, and leather. The nose was a bit muted here, but the palate was drinking nicely.

infected with too much brett.

Smooth as silk. Nose is a bit muted with soft tones of floral notes, cherries, tobacco, and some mint. Palate is soft, with some juicy red fruit. Maybe not as powerful as some of the others, but the palate composition was really nice. Good for those of you look for a restrained and elegant Napa cabernet.

Nose has some distinct green bean notes, lots of dark fruits, cigar, and leather. The palate is ripe and full bodied. Great balance and elegant. Really nice.

all stewed fruit.

Nose of dark red fruit, tobacco, and charcoal. Palate is ripe, juicy, and delicious. Certainly its own style of Bordeaux, but very nice on this day.

Smells like lemon meringue pie. Intense lemon notes with some creamy, vanilla-y notes, some peach, and pear notes too. Very deep and dense right now with some caramel, and buttery notes. This does not taste like Sauvginon.

Not very good, at all. Dense, sappy blue fruits. This was served blind and was easily distinguished as a Washington Cabernet. I called Leonetti, but, whatever. Dense, pretty simplistic and out of balance. It's all sweetness and alcohol.

Exactly what you want from a 1994 Pomerol. Lots of earthy red fruits, leather, cigar, and currants. Lots of sweet berries on the palate, great balance, a touch of green peppers, and smoke. Wonderful.

A nice nose of cherries, and earth. The palate was a bit firm, but was very nice to drink. I think with another 3-5 years the palate will open up a lot more - hopefully, some of the earthy, funky notes will emerge.

Bright cherries...almost a candied cherry tone to it actually. The palate was a bit better than I would have guessed. While the fruit was dense and dark, there was nice floral and earthy notes in there too. A bit outside my comfort zone, but decent.

Really nice. Tons of cedar, dark fruits, earth, and tobacco. Lots of energy on the palate, with some drying tannins on the finish. Will be a lot better in time, but I enjoyed this a lot.

I hadn't tried this in a while, and this was certainly interesting. Tasted it blind and based on the weight and energy on the palate I thought it was a Foillard Cru Beaujolai. It had crunchy red fruits, nice undertones of earth, and dried leaves. Loved the acidity on the palate and the smoothness of the fruit and floral composition.

Super dense and dark. You could see the PLL floral notes in there, but it'll take a lot of time for the baby fat to fall away. The palate is thick, and sweet - reminded some of us of something out of the New World than Bordeaux. I consider myself a huge fan of PLL, so it was disappointing that this is so disjointed at this point. Will be interesting to revisit in time.