Nose is a touch muted on first pour but opens to reveal lemon blossom, lemon custard, minerals, and lime. Some oak notes evident but restrained.
Palate shows applesauce, lemon, minerals, custard and lime and is very mineral driven....acid is high.
Finish is long and quite complex. Great wine.

This is rich and quite powerful....aromatically intense...lemongrass, candied lemon, white flowers, sulphur and a lactic note...the sulphur really comes out with time.
Palate is rich....obviously from a ripe vintage. Shows tonnes of alcohol and not enough acid....also some oxidative bruised apple notes that really come out with time.....pre-mox in the house.

Oak is quite prominent on the nose...ripe lemon, white flowers, lime....oak is there but not obtrusive....quite pretty.
Palate showcases som very ripe fruit bordering on tropical with some peppermint, butter, caramel and lemongrass.
Finish is lone and sweet....quite complex and layered.

Loaded with menthol, cherry nibs, red fruit, red flowers and stems.....so many stems!....tart red fruit, minerals, wet soil, leather and tobacco. Pretty
Palate shows cherry pit, stems, cigar undertones, cranberry, minerals, cherry nibs, menthol, red flowers, spice, circus and sour cherry.
Finish is long and layered! Almost 94 points

This is dirty! Dirt....with some ginger....pickled ginger and tart red fruits. Brett bomb with noticeable VA.
Palate shows moss, earth, prunes and tones of acid.....Heat damage? Clearly not right.

This was an utter disappointment! Dominated by acetone, sugar and balsamic notes......quite volatile.
Not a right bottle.

WOW! Such complexity.....this is singular and complex all at the same time. Red flowers, savoury herbs, red fruit, sandalwood, a touch of brett, blood orange, grapefruit and orange peel.
Palate is svelte......cashmere. Pure red fruit that is tart but also so pure and powerful....flowers, candied flowers, herbs, earth. Mouthful is unreal...such texture. Rosewater, sandalwood and spice dominate the transition to a long, long finish. Just awesome! Almost 98pts

Peanut shells and quite ripe fruit. Would guess a rhone blend...very little pinot character.
Palate is astringent, course and stewed.
Simple and short

Corked

This is almost classic...
Nose just jumps out of the glass. Tonnes of stem notes augmented by spice, coriander, pickled ginger and soil.
Palate shows bright red fruit, red flowers, spice, clove, pickled ginger and grapefruit.
Finish is long and spicy with gorgeous red fruit.

Fruit was quite dark here but also quite simple....some glycerine.
Palate has some pure dense fruit but it is a bit viscous and ultimately forgettable.
Finish is simple and medium in length.

Nose is quite subdued....with some aggressive swirls you get some mild fruit but overall simple and boring.
Plate shows some candied fruit but does not have sufficient acid and makes this out of balance.

Incense, spice, red fruit, flowers, caramel, resume, sap and stems.
Palate shows pure red fruit, spice, incense, flowers, caramel, leather and great balancing acid.
Finish is long.

Non descript nose.
Palate is ripe but a touch simple....chaulky and medicinal in nature with some cherry cough syrup.
Finish is simple.

Porty, prunes, bruised apple. Oxidized

Gorgeous nose of incense, liquid flowers and tart red fruit.
Palate shows menthol, stems, flowers, citrus and pure red fruit. It needs a bit more acid as it is quite ripe....just a touch out of balance.
Finish is medium