Perfectly mature nose displaying sweet yellow fruits and a hint of delicate red, apple cider, orange peel, biscotti, macadamia and sweet spices. Nicely balanced palate, sweet and nutty palate impression, medium mousse and nice long finish that starts sweet and ends dry. It nicely displays the house style, ie a bit nutty and oxidative yet precise and fresh. As a reference, I generally prefer Initial to Substance and this combines the complexity of Substance and the freshness of Initial. Really delicious.

Sourced from Europe. My initial impression is slightly corked. Amy thinks the wine doesn’t want to be opened. Shy nose displaying yellow fruit, apple, lemon curd, smoke, honey and mineral. Quite concentrated, dense and deeply toned fruit, slightly lacking acidity and medium finish. I would like to try another bottle soon. Hoping to provide a nice comparison to the Valmur but not so this time.

Very pure, cool and mineral driven nose displaying fresh lemon, fresh apple juice, honey, saline, white pepper and limestone. Beautifully balanced and harmonious palate combining purity and precision. Very complete wine that will please everyone. Sort of wine that I can drink all day!

Not sure if this is the correct bottling as no '85s were showing under Pichler. Barry mentions possibly made by the father. Medium expressive yellow pit fruit driven nose, apricot jam, yellow peach, honey, sweet and sour sauce, mineral and strong note of steel/cooper. Very rich yet precise palate, mouth puckering acidity and medium long finish. For my palate, enjoyable and nicely mature but not the most complex Riesling. Others like it more.

The richness, strong presence of mineral, spiciness and mouth puckering acidity reminds me Grosses Gewachs. Dense yellow fruits, lemon and peach, tar, white pepper and crushed stone. Excellent concentration, dense sweet yellow fruit driven palate impression, strong presence of mineral and acidity and very long finish that starts sweet but ends very dry. It is really enjoyable in youthful way. Really good energy.

Peach, honey, smoke, burnt sugar and bitters. Medium concentration, bright acidity, honey and yellow peach driven palate impression, bright finish and medium finish that ends bitter. Good mature basic Riesling.

Youthful expressive nose displaying sour and crunch red fruits, strawberry and rhubarb tart, mushroom, caramel, roasted nuts, coffee and mineral. Good concentration, crunch red fruit and a hint of coffee driven palate impression, bright acidity, a hint of tannins and lovely long finish. Not as concentrated as the Arnoux RSV but slightly more precise. Still not showing much of Sous Bois. If you prefer the fully mature expression in red burgundy, another 10 plus years of cellaring will be required.

Expressive nose displaying rich red and black fruits, cherry, raspberry, vosne spice, caramel and mineral. Excellent concentration, dense and beautifully layered, sweet red fruits and lovely long finish. Just like the Noellat, drinking beautifully in a youthful way but will improve further. More decadent and concentrated than the Noellat version.

Very masculine expression, very ripe, slightly dry red fruits, dry cherry, raspberry jam, dark spices, cedar and iron. Excellent concentration, dense and deeply toned, jammy red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and long sweet finish with mineral and earth at the end. Just like the last bottle, need another ten years of cellaring to gain sous bois and to become less masculine.

It really tastes like Madeira. Oxidized and VA. It will be fun to mix with Pedro Ximénez and serve blind in a Madeira flight.

Expressive nose displaying decadent dry red fruits, dry cherry, leather, milky chocolate and mineral. Exceptional concentration, deeply toned decadent red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, fully integrated tannins and lovely long finish. The concentration achieved here is quite remarkable. Totally unexpected.

The color, molasses/intense yellow brown, tells me that the wine is madeirized. Initially madeira and soy notes. With air, sweet very dry fruits, a hint of oxidative note, dry fig, caramel, soy and balsamico. Fully integrated, perhaps a bit advanced palate, mouth puckering acidity and medium finish with a hint of madeira as the end note. If you like the style of old school piedmont wine, ie a bit of oxidation, really dry fruit and soy, you will appreciate this a bit more than me. Not a big wine and I suspect a bit fragile at this stage unless kept in really cold cellar.

Still reasonably expressive nose displaying dark cherry fruit, tar, leather and earth. Good concentration, surprisingly generous dry cherry fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and medium long finish. The piedmont equivalent of a fully mature solid village red Burgundy from a great producer. Not showing a lot of finesse and complexity. Nevertheless, it is a very good mature Barbaresco with good concentration.

Beautiful nose displaying ripe yellow fruits, apricot, orange candy, ginger, honey and crème brulee. This particular bottle shows a lot of botrytis. Very precise and airy palate, steel, not showing much acidity and lovely long clean finish. Really enjoyable.

Delightful nose displaying apricot marmalade, dry apricot and peach, burnt sugar, honey, sweet spices and botrytis. Exceptionally concentrated yet airy, round and polished, the perfect amount of acidity and lovely long sweet finish that ringers. No need to think, simply delicious.