Dark core with dull garnet rim; sweet cassis, baking spice, ripe, round, rich, some stewed fruit; great texture, plush, ripe tannin, caressing; tasty now.

Bricking crimson; cedar, green pepper, drying tannin, leather, funk, very Bordeaux-like.

Thick, dark color; nose screams N. Rhone, black pepper, tapenade, brine, granite, plum, wild berry, a little rustic; palate is rich and thicker with slightly rougher tannin than normal velvet- stems?, mineral, tart dark berry, shrill acid that comes out with air and becomes almost vinegary; more balanced than last bottle but the air quickly brought out this unwanted character.

Crimson core with lighter rim, see through; graham cracker, fig, raspberry, rich and larger body, ripe though classic CdP character, baby Aspirin; nice rich texture, ripe fruit but good taut quality which comes from the bitter red fruit; good.

Dark core with crimson brick rim; tobacco, leather, clay, wet earth, funk like Bordeaux, green pepper, red currant, plum, cedar, good fruit; soft texture, plush, rich and Bordeaux-like, pencil lead, clay, lots of cigar and bitter medicinal note on the finish; very consistent.

See through red with orange hues; very nutty, sulfur is strong, cherry, raspberry, dried leaves; fresher and sweeter palate, red cherry, fresh, soft raspberry, sweet and youthful, slight tannin; good focus just in need of more time in bottle.

Bright red to rim; rose, mint, hard red fruit, slight candy, youthful, elegant; nice texture, cinnamon, good tannin, red fruit, roses, sweet and youthful; good, needs time, check back in 3+ years.

Black core with reddish purple rim; tire, plastic, reductive as heck, blackberry, dark fruit, brooding, tobacco; strong tannin, big and brutish, when it finally opens a bit with air it reveals nutty reddish dark fruit; good, decant.