From magnum. Maybe I'm being over generous as this was the first wine of a very long night but this really was a cracking start. Lively lemon acidity perfectly counter balanced but some excellent palate staining cream and apricot fruit. Tight and stony finish should keep well in magnum for another five years at least.

From magnum. I'm a huge fan of Alex's wines usually but this seemed to fall a bit flat, not the smoky reductive style I've come to expect. Simple, easy going wine but I'd rather have something to talk about.

From magnum. Another Bourgogne Blanc that usually punches well above it's level. Tonight it seemed shy and tender given the illustrious white Burgundy vintage on the label. A gentle, charming wine.

From Jeroboam. Lovely minerally attack, this was super vivid and full of life. Lovely oak usage which lent support and depth. Some smoky/reduction notes detected which added complexity. Excellent fruit 'sweetness'. Lovely wine in a seriously impressive bottle.

Still quite pale looking though some copper-ish glints at the edges gave the wine it's appropriate appearance. Field mushroom maturity, supple, fresh palate, gentle pulse of power but all in excellent balance. A dash of quince like flavour in the finish. Good mature wine. Poured by Adam from Baron Wines.

From magnum. A really fine showing for this wine. Super smooth texture with a fine saline edge to the palate. This is a class act full of potential for beneficial development.

This was, as everyone said, uncommonly advanced in maturity without falling into an obviously oxidative state. What a shame.

Further acclaim in addition to the numerous cellartracker plaudits this has already accrued. This is a proper titan of a grand cru. All the elegance and regality of Chevalier with a glorious old waxy texture and Leflaive richness. Tightly wound acidity keeps this intact and well balanced. There's still plenty of life in this yet. Remarkable wine.

Beguiling smoky nose, fashionably reductive. The palate was crisp and tight with a lime-like twang. Great juice here if you can find it.

Poured by Xavier Rousset MS. Nice little unicorn wine! Light bodied but superbly fragrant. Lots of acidity here, redcurrant and then medicine cabinet and cloves. Drink up.

Tasted but it was the end of the bottle and mainly sediment. Lovely flowery light flavours but I can't honestly appraise it so noted just for posterity.

Poured by Edouard Parinet of Chateau Moulin a Vent. This was a bottle brought directly from the estate cellar to show the potential for their wines to age. Silky soft, not hugely complex but light, refreshing, pure and lovely. Not too shabby for a 31 year old Beaujolais!

IT"S ALIVE! How is this even possible? A village wine from an old negoce which was totally brilliant. Such a lovely wine, still dark in colour, this must have been forbiddingly tannic in the first thirty years of its life. Definitely on the earthy end of the flavour spectrum but I remember thinking that it had retained a semblance of dark berry fruit too. Some old toffee flavours in the finish which was soft and still singing. An amazing 70 year old Burgundy. At the time of writing this one bottle was for sale via Fine + Rare in London for £324.

Words fail me. At 51 years old this was amazing white Burgundy. We kept a small amount back and drank it tenderly throughout the evening and it got better and better as the night went on. Still a bright lively lemon hue to the colour. Truffle and mushroom peeling along with honey, orange peel. Powerful in the mouth but with perfect balance. Rich and remarkable length. A truly humbling experience. Amazing to think that this was made by Pierre Ramonet in his 60th year, his 52nd year working in the vines as he had left school aged 8 to help his father! The stuff of legend. Can I have some more please?

This is a superb rendition. All the hallmarks of a grand cru wine; precision and depth, lots of nuances, something new in every sip and makes the brain and heart race. Spiritual stuff. Very pure and still young. No harm jumping in now but expect another decade of bottle development.

Poured by Gearoid Devaney MS. What first strikes you is the ultra high acidity behind which is some fine grained tannins and soft, earthy, briary red fruit. A useful wine but sadly, on this evening, outclassed and not delivering the grand cru experience.

Poured by Jordi Oriols-Gil. Label virtually decayed away, this must have come from a very damp cellar. This looks totally old and decrepit. And sadly smells way past its best. A sort of tarmac aroma with some orange peel/pomander notes. An interesting experience but from an intellectual point of view only

I've been a fan of Geantet-Pansiot's 2007s in Chambolle since trying them at en primeur where they stood out for their surprising richness and depth. Here was something entirely in keeping with that. Massive blueberry and furry game tinged aromas. Very tight, strict acidity. Some drying powdery tannins and a big juicy dark fruit finish. This will keep and develop well still.

From magnum. A gigantic wine, rich and opulent with meaty flavours. The scent of gunpowder. A stupendously aromatic finish. I think the hotline to The Almighty may get connected to this wine in time. Fabulous wine.

Old looking wine with glowing orange edges. Dried out, grassy nose. Petrichor scent. Older but not wiser. This baby Jesus is a bit tired. Drink up.

From magnum. I've previously found the house style of 100% whole bunch off-putting and severe. However here was something of absolute majesty. So dark in colour still. A precocious, amazing concentration of blackcurrant. Lots of that whole bunch funk on the nose. Rich and profound wine with several decades of life ahead in this format. Bravo.

So this ought to be some sort of pinnacle of red Burgundy tasting. My first Vogüé Musigny and, well, perhaps if I had more time to get to know it I might have warmed to it a bit more, such is the world of a Paulée I guess. Distinct menthol aroma. A very solid, dense palate with umami, Bisto gravy flavours. Very marked acidity. Layered and rich but I needed an extra dimension to take my score higher.

Poured from a decanter by Ian who called it 'wine of the night'. Lovely, that seems like a very inadequate word to use to explain this wine. There were lots of floral tones in the nose which bounced off a kind of wet earth/autumnal morning walk in the forest to find mushrooms sort of smell. The fruit was red and dried out but the whole was very elegant and refined with a seamless graceful arc in the mouth. Remarkable really. My scoring seems silly in retrospect but seems to align with the average on here.

Glowing luminous red colour. Full throttle red and black fruit up front with notes of graphite and coal dust. Feisty, powerful style with some raspberry liqueur notes in the finish. Time in hand.

Lots of tannins still probably in part from the whole bunch fermentation. Supple and herby flavoured with earthy notes over some pretty red cherry fruit. Not quite the Dujac of my dreams alas.

Really appealing fleshiness here. Super drinkable but with some marked acidity. Dark colour and deep flavours. Lots of black fruit concentration. Will keep and reveal more nuances. Sexy stuff.

Cloudy, hazy appearance. Medicinal, clove oil like nose. Black olives. Definitely old school. Not much fun for my palate.

From magnum. Lovely mature appearance with glowing autumnal hues but still ruby red in the centre. Lots of warm baked fruit and mellifluous mellowness.

The last wine of an epic evening. Despite having had more than my fair share at this point this wine stood out for its lovely depth. Warm bramble berry pie, creamy texture, Great length and a luscious cuddly personality.