Dark opaque core with garnet rim; Bordeaux nose with cigar, tobacco, weedy, stones, gravel, earth, black currant, rich darker fruit, taut, green pepper, slight funk, good structure, in the secondary/tertiary, mushroom, some bitter chocolate, slight Bretty leather and sweaty animal note adds nice complexity rather than taking hold of the wine, very good balance, violets on the finish, slight medicinal licorice finish; very good, great vintage; fooled most as Bordeaux.

Sediment, deep crimson core, lighter rim; rose, dried cherry, cedar, slight cinnamon, licorice, menthol, sandalwood, very fine mouth filling tannin, long classic Italian finish; called '04 Il Poggione as the tannins were firm and Nebbiolo like but color didn't suggest Nebbiolo; very nice.

Darker ruby, paler rim; darker fruit on nose, slightly reduced, oak, red apple skin mixed with violets, roses, and dark cherry, toasty oak, still very young, really thought this was Cote du Nuits; called '12 Gevrey; happy to see this still young and ageing gracefully; very good.

Dull maroon, cloudy core; sour nose, olives, cranberry, tapenade, sour plum, leather, Band-Aid; very sour palate, many turned off by the acid but I thought this was on the edge but not too acidic, granite, red fruit, lots of lift; older Cote Rotie?

Opaque core with reddish violet rim; peanut shells, nutty, darker fruit, oak, leather, young with some reduction; dark cherry, leather, some grip, fine grainy tannin, fuller richer ripe fruit, good acid, darker fruit, still very young and compact; was in an elegant French oaked Rioja.

Dark ruby, clarity, maroon rim; bright youthful nose, tart berry, sweet, floral, piercing, fine grip, good weight, mineral, very focused, cuts swath right down the middle of the palate, young though still very tasty; mine, people on Pommard and vintage- proper.

Dark core with garnet rim; cocoa powder, green pepper, spicy, black tea, currants, nice tannins, interesting; solid; was on Mt. Eden Cab due to classic styling with new oak spice, from limited experience this was the first wine from this producer that I've enjoyed.

See through crimson with some orange in the rim; beautiful orange, orange and cherry mix, roses, leather, cedar, silky palate, sappy mid palate, Burgundian tannin, ripe fruit; called '07 Fuligni...took a while but finally got one.

Dark core, opaque, with garnet rim; green pepper, black pepper, dark fruit, sweet chocolate, texture suggests new oak, sappier on the palate, some grain, too sweet to be Bordeaux, compost, wet earth, boxwood, lots of red currants, sweet chocolate covered cherry, generous and very good; thought this was valley fruit, called '94 Dunn Napa; surprised no American oak, really well done.