Tasted double blind. Somewhat pale, transparent ruby; some bricking. For sure this smells of Pinot Noir, or perhaps Gamay with a couple of years on it. Rosy fresh; also maybe Dolcetto with some age? Doesn't taste like PN, though. The palate is dry; stony; cherry pits, slate. Good length. Hard to ID. Austere. Excellent. Needs a few years.

Bricking pure ruby. Big, gorgeous nose; stony, dusty; classic cherry, rose. Big and gutsy on the palate attack, stern yet, tannic; rosy inner-palate with lovely fruit. Good length. Needs time yet. Showing really well; good balance, good though simple/monolithic length. Terrific.

Bricking blood ruby. Super deep, stony nose; very classic; bright red cherry; quarry dust. Sweet attack on palate, then dry and lacking a little intensity. Classic cherry and licorice on the medium-length finish. Good, but the nose was the wine.

Very pretty ruby, bricking. Lovely, detailed nose, not grabbing your attention, but rather subtle and shifting like fruit fields and orchards carried on a fresh breeze. Very classic cherry and rose. Again a sweet palate attack; then dusty tannin and firm acidity; really dense and finely-grained velvet fruit, both black and red cherry. Terrific length. Great wine. Wow, is it ever long on the palate! Just barely entering maturity, so enjoyable, but I'd say keep it another 5-10 for the fruit to mature a little more.

Blood ruby, light bricking. Wow! Huge nose -- sweet (my note might say sweat, but I think it's sweet; maybe both lol), leather, mint, seashells; and cherry compote spiked with clove and nutmeg and cinnamon. Immediately tannic and very young on the palate, extremely primary, an infant. Firm, primary cherry and licorice. Good, persistent length but again primary, and tannic, so not amenable to a rhapsody on length just yet. Hold, not ready, but spectacular. And a final comment, perhaps in contrast to the foregoing: flamboyant and fun. Loved this wine.

Blood ruby, bricking. Classic cherry nose, licorice; unevolved. Palate, again, is classic and unevolved: cherry and licorice. Needs a whole lot more time for my palate. Good balance and fine tannic, primary length -- but that's about all you get right now. Hold for a bare minimum of 5 years. A final note: super well balanced. Great wine.

Deep ruby, barely bricking. Nose shows an immediate whiff of oxidation; then cherry, cola, horse piss. The palate is sweet and ready, more of the oxidation. Delicious, but underwhelming in the context of this lineup. Decent length, not better. Go ahead and drink (if this bottle if typical).

Blood ruby, bricking. This has a big, billowing nose, albeit a little oxidized; red apple skins, café latte, and stony-dusty petrichor. Palate has a big hit of leather, quite tannic leather, recently tanned; bitter chocolate, Christmas spices (lots of those, everything you can think of); balsamic, adding a little volatility to the oxidation on the nose. Good+ length. Ready to go, at least from this bottle. Delicious, but good to go.

Ruby, bricking. Nose shows baking spices, oxidation, petrichor. Palate is much the same, sweet, soft; spices and caramel. OK-ish length. A little tired, this poor bottle. Tasty, but: drink up.

Beautiful ruby, lightest bricking. The nose reminds me of the '89 Ovello in its reserve and breed; red apple skins; ripe bing cherries; nascent baking spices; concentrated rose perfume and red cherry liqueur. Lovely, and, frankly, perfect. The palate has gorgeous, tongue-enveloping sweetness; exceedingly refined and well textured... wow! classic, pure cherry velvet. Incredible balance, incredible length. Will run forever, roughly, but is certainly more than enjoyable now. Great wine.

(Mystery wine at the end of a lot of wines...) Blood, some brick. Nose immediately breathed bubblegum on me, like a cute waitress on roller-skates, with her clove and vanilla; subtle menthol. Palate is firmly tannic but also soft(ening) and definitely approachable; good, deep cherry, sweet and long; a radar-ping of saline soy. Delicious! Years to go, but certainly good now -- don't hesitate to enjoy this. (My guess was an Aldo Conterno '89; classic but refined and approachable.) Great wine.