Light-medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Same bottle as Chablis28. Very nice, showing a good balance of crisp orchard fruit, pear, fresh, lighter ginger this time, subtle yeast, and a clean minerality. I liked where this was at. Definitely a step up from last time, which was good too.

I only had a small pour of this, but as always I am impressed by the consistency and quality at the price point. Not quite as sophisticated maybe as the Arthur Marc GC before it, but certainly not far behind and holding its own. A rock solid QPR.

Light gold color. Drank 1 glass over an hour plus. Another fine showing. the nose is focused, fresh cut lemon, clementine, saline, and and hints of flowers. The palate follows closely, good depth and energy, just a touch of richness to the lemon and meyer lemon notes. Ironically an offer for this showed up in our email the next morning - too hard to pass up some more. No indication of these fading, so I'm in. 91+ to 92pts.

Light medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over an hour. Had this side by side with the '07 Chateau de Meursault 1er which is a blend of Charmes and Perrieres. Not so much of a contest on these bottles, with the CdM being much brighter and focused with good freshness. The Bouchard, while i didn't think it markedly premox and certainly not unpleasant, did show early signs of turning south. Citrus, lean, minerals, a bit dull and hints of premox. Apparently Chablis28 was sandbagging us and saving his good bottle for a couple nights later :). Interesting that the next bottle was fantastic. Ahh the crap shoot of White Burgs.

Medium red color. This bottle was opened about an hour before serving. Drank 1 glass over 75 minutes. Chablis28 offers a very nice description of this wine. Charming would be an understatement. This was really singing with just a little air. Very pretty nose with cherry, a mix of dried flowers and dried spices, red berries, deep sous bois, mushroom, and earth. The palate matches up well on an elegant, medium bodied frame. The earth and soil signature is so nice, cherry, hints of currants, just great spice notes, well integrated and long. Did I mention I love these '07 Burgs right now.

Dark red color. I believe this had gotten a pretty healthy decant before serving. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes plus. Definitely tight, red berry, earth and mineral with hints of fennel. The palate is earthy, soil, murky dark red fruits, deeply spiced, hints of celery later. Agree wholeheartedly with Chablis28's take on this. Really they just need more time, not real giving yet. 90+(+)pts.

Dark red color. Slow- O for 2 hours. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. Same bottle as Chablis28, and I agree that this looked like it was recorked recently as it appeared remarkable pristine if not. The contents however felt the age on the label. The fruit was tailing off, but there was a very interesting mix of secondary and tertiary elements on the nose. Quite complex with an ample amount of sauvage character, strong blood meal, earthy, garrigue, briary, iron, and subtle red fruits make up the nose. The palate is a little more edgy and shows some sharpness, soil, earth, a bit vegetal, red fruits, dried cherry, underbrush, somewhat angular tannins and the sharpness comes around on the finish. A fun wine to drink and try to analyze. I found the nose quite impressive and the palate a showing more age.

Very dark red color. PNP, followed one glass over 2 hours plus. I usually adore this wine. Tonight however, it wasn't working for me really at all. I'm not sure what the deal was. The nose was green and herbaceous, lots of pepper and spice, dark red fruits. The palate seemed thin to me with faded fruits and again plenty of pepper and spiciness, medium body and finish. This just didn't have the elegance and perfume I expect. I took part of the glass home and it never got any better there either. Score reserved (probably borderline 90), hoping this was just bottle variation.

Dark red color. Decanted for 2 hours. Drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. This was drinking nicely, open and ready to go. Dried herbs, high toned, dark red fruit, savory nose, some oak. The palate shows cherry fruits with a deeper dark red berry core, along with a rather savory aspect that is quite enjoyable, framed with dried wood and followed by a long, high toned finish. There's a smattering of heat showing on the palate at times, but nothing distracting. There's youthfulness here, but overall this was ready and willing; a nice bottle. 91+pts.

Medium red color, marked bricking. PNP, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Just a small taste of this that went with some of our Italian courses. In good shape, cherry, plum, medium bodied, leather notes, hints of tobacco leaf, and some moderate tannin yet.

Dark to very dark red color, subtle 5mm transitional margin. PNP, drank 1+ glass over 2+ hours. After removing the fully saturated cork in 3 large crumbling pieces and filtering an initial taste to check the wine, I knew this was going to be a treat. These older bottles of Mondavi rarely seem to disappoint and they just seem to age effortlessly. This bottle was right up there with some of the best we've had. I could just sit and smell this all night, but the overwhelming urge to savor the elixir will ultimately overcome any patience you might have to keep waiting. A simply glorious, wow nose of perfumed sandalwood and leather scents, pristine graphite wafts about, a hint of mint and such pretty pure red berry fruits soar effortlessly from this 33 year old beauty. When you finally succumb to the nose and immerse yourself in the wine, the complex, ethereal elegance permeates you. The nose translates beautifully to the palate and shows a dried earthy, forest floor, roses hips, dried flowers, red berries, such purity and finesse, well integrated but still giving silky tannins and spice, high toned and pristine, dare I say youthful in a way that implies its vibrancy. You might think this is 20 years old, but I suspect most would be surprised to have the age revealed. Beautiful, long and another testament to the beauty of old Napa and RM in particular. This can continue to give please easily for another 10 years. My WOTN, with a close nod to the '07 Tortochot which delivers a similar experience. 95+ to 96pts.

Dark red, extremely cloudy. PNP, drank 1 glass over an hour plus. Despite the murky color this really was still very good. Red fruits, more to cherry, sour cherry, pencil, cigar, medium full bodied, loamy, mineral, medium finish.

Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over an hour. Dark red fruits here, more rustic, more spicy and the wood signature is more prominent, wood spices, a bit angular on the finish.

Showing a rather amber, orangish, deeper color. Drank a small pour with Candace's eclairs for dessert. Delicious, almost syrupy and more more unctuous than expected, orange, citrus, honey, good acid, enough to keep it fresh. Very good.