Golden straw. Classic Lopez oxidation on the nose; orange peel, honeysuckle, stones; a little sheepish lanolin. Hello Ms. Lopez! The palate is freaking impeccable; riveting acidity; lemon, olive; such incredible breadth of body/glycerin on the tongue. Great length. This is simply a great wine. Wow...

Blood, but pretty much opaque. Wow! Very classic young Sangiovese: licorice, deepest brooding cherry, mint; bursts from the seams. The palate is a step beyond even that magnificent nose -- goodness fucking gracious! Wow! Brilliant and pure; rich, sweet; palate-coating; primary and sheerly, shiningly beautiful. Roses. Tannin. Fantastic. Definitely solid length, but totally primary in that department. One of the greatest young wines I have ever had, certainly in the last several years; a truly moving wine...

Golden straw. Very deep nose, quite Burgundian, gouttey, but reticent; butter, steel filings; some oak. Too cold for the nose to show. Palate is oaky, tropical, v v dense and ripe; cinnamon, nutmeg, white pepper. Quite some heat showing. An interesting wine, but not my cup of tea (as it is rather over the top and inelegant). Good length. It is what it is...

Palest straw. Wonderfully classic, classy grassy nose, but with more dominant melon notes and ripeness; curry (nice!), caramel. Interesting, for sure. Palate has a little spritz; fine, ripe sweetness, nice! there; wonderful with squid ink pasta, hurray! Very good.

Pure blood. Pretty closed nose; I'm only getting heat and spicy oak. Palate is aggressively ripe, hot, and oaky. Not my cup of tea, but the world's worst fortuneteller could have foretold that... Stodgy and sludgy with heavy, dropping-off-the-vine fruit. Blech!

Bricked ruby. Snappy, vitamin bottle nose, a little tar, some stewed cabbage, and a least note of rose -- but only 'cause I'm trying... The palate, though, is luscious with tangy acidity and plenty of glycerin; leather; horse piss. Past its best, obviously, but fun and certainly delicious. Not much length, but who cares? (A birth year wine for Marcus; Sam brought it)

Bricked pale, ruby blood. Nose of brown sugar, vitamins (though mellow, fortunately), soy sauce, and beef broth. Lovely. Palate has no fruit left, really, but is round and pleasing nonetheless; soft; sweet. Medium finish. Good. (My last of three bottles of this and this was surely the best of them)

Bricked transparent blood. The nose is very much like the '78 Vietti (Barolo Rocche): vitamins, caramel, rustic leathery horse sweat -- but, unlike the Vietti, also lilac, roses, and deepest, sweetest bing cherry; milk chocolate. Crazy complex! The palate is thinning but still robust; cherry, coffee. But where this wine really shines is on the finish -- it is v v long with cherry and is finely grained to the last. Delicious, but nevertheless something of a curiosity. Later, with more time open, it sings of herbs -- thyme, singed rosemary, even some tarragon. Fascinating. A splendid curiosity...! What a wonderful treat.

Blood. Reserved minty cherry nose; tight and young yet; malted; cola; licorice. Palate is tight cherry and cola; tannic, as expected. Good length but primary. Wait. For a long, long time.

Bricked ruby. Nose of stewed tomato and cabbage, cedar, black pepper -- quirky, to say the least! But pretty delicious... The palate is round and -- surprisingly -- very fine. Sweet, with a balsamic volatile acidic edge that is really nice and mouthwatering. Herbs. Impressive purity. Another fascinating old wine tonight. Terrific length. Very, very good. (I picked what I think this was based on CT priors; nobody had any idea what it was and I don't have a photo, though my note does say "maybe Merlot? It's unclear; nobody knows")