Tasting, brief note. Always one of my favorite Pinot Noir-driven Champagnes, this didn't disappoint tonight. Good concentration with strawberry and apple mostly prominent. I like the structure coming through here, while also a bit more leesy than I'd prefer.

Tasting, brief note. Also very Pinot Noir driven, this came across slightly lighter styled with elegance and good energy. Good.

Tasting, brief note. Floral and perfumed start with walnut oil and orchard fruit aromas. Good energy on palate with moderate concentration. Good already now, I think it might get better in a year or two, but wouldn't keep it much beyond 2020.

Tasting, brief note. Red cherry, simple but very easy to enjoy. Nice enough textures for wine at this level and price.

Tasting, brief note. Dense and black fruit with good concentration and background spice. Certainly firm today, but all great raw materials shine through, just requiring plenty more cellar time. Probably my favorite of the handful of top 2011s served today.

Tasting, brief note. Red cherry with very good spice. Moderate concentration. Good balance and integration, I like how this has come together already. Not the most complex or nuanced vintage for this wine, but a good young-to-medium-term wine. More accessible than Bonnes Mares, but not as powerful.

Tasting, brief note. Red and black cherry with subtle background spice. Less acessible vs Amoureuses, but more powerful and cellarworthy, even if not at the level of top vintages for this wine.

Tasting, brief note. I didn't find this nearly as charming as when tried a year ago or shortly after release. The fruit seems more restrained, less opulent than I expect from Anne Gros' best wines, and some slight hints of the green bitterness all too common in 2011s. I will stash away my 2 bottles for several years before opening either, but also don't consider this a long-term hold.

Tasting, brief note. Red berries throughout with good spice and mineral textures. Structure and fruit in good balance right now, but this deceptively has the structure to age nicely.

Tasting, brief note. all about red fruit with touches of floral and spice support. Also well balanced with sneaky structure that I like.

Tasting, brief note. Slightly barnyardy with black fruit, background spice. At a good point in its maturity, but I couldn't see any upside from here.

Tasting, brief note. Black berry with some earthy and animale elements. A perfectly fine wine for a simple meal. Ok in general.

Tasting, brief note. Another wine i don't think I have ever tried before. Tasty and easy to enjoy. Fat and slightly one dimensional, but pleasurable and probably even better with food. Best for the next year or two.

Great nose with intense fruit, floral charm and subtle spice. Similarly ripe, rich stone and tropical fruit flavors with an unctuous texture. Perhaps a tad too much heat on finish, but i also think this was too warm (60F?) when tasted near the end of the tasting. No mistaking this for anything other than Viognier, and seemingly very Condrieu-esque.