Magnum. Pale greenish. Typical lemon/saline nose. Medium weight. Still a bit young and raw.

Light yellow, pristine appearance for this age. Amazing essential Chablis nose of crushed oyster shell, white flowers, and citrus. Light weight and absolutely delicate for a Raveneau. Taut, crisp, great acidity, moderate finish. This is all 2004 and much less of the Raveneau beeswax and hazelnut, although maybe that will come with more age. Beautiful and quite young.

Magnum. Very pale pink. Glyceral feel, dry red fruit, powerful and clinging.

Magnum. Ruby. Lush dark fruit and anise, a little exotic. Excellent.

Fairly primary looking. Tobacco leaf and a touch of superripeness. Pretty classic and backward on the palate with dark fruit and no heat. Roundly tannic finish. First time tasted in 6 years, and it seems to be developing very slowly and very well.

Magnum. Light red. Fragrant herbal tones without being overly pungent. Light, typical weight, dry, elegant, poised, and balanced. Close to its peak but at least out of this format, it will go on for some years. Has definitely improved and become more complete over the 6 years since last tasted.

Unevolved ruby. Fabulous aromatics-red fruits, pomegranate, toffee. Medium weight, sappy but awkward combination of fruit and structure now. The really good news is that it seems as though wood is not an issue at this point. If the palate resolves and becomes nearly as attractive as the nose, this has a chance to be really excellent with more time in bottle.