Ordered off the list at the Kenwood. Certainly a solid value and very drinkable. Apple, mild yeast, good acid and pretty crisp.

Same bottle as Chablis28. This grew on me through the evening. I found it developed more depth and interest with some time. Definitely a full bodied wine with a buttery core, lemon, meyer lemon on the nose and palate, nicely integrated oak,. I will say the finish leaves me a bit wanting, but on the while this was very good 90+ to 91pts.

Medium red color with a 7mm bricked margin. PNP, drank 1 glasses over 2 hours plus. Wow, what a great nose, perfumed and complex with tons of dried flowers, rose petals, dried earthiness, a touch of funk and fine leather on top of refined oak and a crazy exotic mix of spices. The palate is medium bodied with cherry, dried raspberry, dry forest floor, fine tannins and a minerally finish with hints of savory character. I thought this was in a very good place and quite enjoyable. 93+pts.

medium dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 2 hours. Very slow to open, tight and harsh initially, this eventually showed more depth and some finesse as one would expect. Dry earth, spice, dark berry, something unusual that I can't quite put my finger on too. The palate adds some dried flowers and black cheery to the mix. Maybe a bit of dill too. I like it, but it doesn;t quite live up to expectations for SI and Shea. The question I guess is where is this in the evolutionary stage. Initially it seemed tired, but it came around enough to almost think it needs more time to really show.

Medium dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 2 hours. Very herbally and stem driven initially with some ripe fruit emerging, red currant, cherry. The palate is very similar, seems young, not as open as some '09's have been. I think this really needs a few years.

Very dark red color with a hint of bricking. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. There's the requisite Pegau funk on the nose with garrigue, kirsch, some blue fruit and plenty of spice. The palate has plum, blackberry, funk, oak, spice, alcohol - mild, and lots of anise into the finish. This started a little slow, got a bit of steam, and then seemed to fall off. Not the best bottle, but still good.

VEry dark red/purple color; drank 1+ glass over 90 minutes. This started off a bit slow, actually it seemed youthful, and picked up a tremendous amount of steam over 20 minutes or so. The nose just explodes and showed some old world character and depth along with classic mountain black and blue fruit of cassis and boysenberry. The palate has great acidity that bouys the nice blueberry, cassis, and black cherry fruits, with minerals and oak, tangy, earthy, long and well integrated. While this was youthful, it clearly is ready and performs so well. Loved it. 93+ to 94pts.

Very dark red color with no appreciable bricking. Decanted for about 2-2.5 hrs. Drank 1 glass over 1.5hrs. This had to be the shock of the night. I expected this to be a throw away wine, and it was anything but. Really in nice shape, this showed that California Merlot can age, and age well. Youthful, oak, blueberry, dank earth, blue and black fruits. The palate is now open and singing sweetly, blue fruit oth great structure, not even a hint of age here. Wow, what a nice treat and in a perfect spot. 92+ to 93pts.

Very dark purple/red color. Decanted for 2 hours. Drank 1 glass over an hour plus. This was probably the disappointment of the night...I have to say I expected more from this wine. I hadn't had it in some time, and generally it showed quite well. This was fine, but not really refined and truly interesting. Ripe dark red fruits, hints of heat, sharp, acid, and firm tannins seem to dominate here, rather than show some development or finesse.

This was really good, showing a ripe succulent fruit profile, pineapple, kiwi, tropical fruit, a great acid profile; citrus and orange on the palate follows the nervy depth that resonates. Long finish. I could drink more of this.

Light-medium gold color. Very good, quite ripe, more succulent fruits, not quite as acidic and needing more time in comparison to the '94.

Just got a couple ml's of this sweet nectar. Thanks to Mark for sharing with our table. Showing the d'Yquem pedigree and class, spicy and deep with fantastic persistence. honey, apricot, peach, refined, long...just not enough!