Medium yeast, bit of graham cracker, nice balance of fruit (somewhat tropical), very good place now.

Wow, linear, focused, sharp, doesn’t seem to be shutting down. (yet?) This is going to be a very special wine. Lemon notes on finish. Makes me think this must be at least somewhat like the 1996 was like young. Got better and better over the evening.

Seems a bit shut down now. Petrol note which wasn’t there in the last bottle. Purity of fruit. Score withheld as not fair to score in this phase, but when it emerges, it should be in the 93-4 range.

In a beautiful place now. Slightly effervescent, floral, stone fruits, also some tropical fruits. Has there ever been a better version of this wine?

Tropical fruit, butter, balanced oak. Held its own among the other chardonnays. Great value.

Not as Burgundian as some other vintages. More oak too. Nicely poised. Bright fruit.

What a nose, rich, powerful, buttered oak. Pure tropical, chardonnay fruit. Stunningly well made wine.

This wine keeps amazing me. Bought a case a few years ago for virtually nothing on a flyer just based on the producer. It seems to be even getting better. Lovely example of Chambolle-Musigny. Everything in balance.

Stood upright for 2+ weeks, popped and pour at dinner. Very light, but still bright. Pronounced balsamic note on the nose, but not on the palate. Still has nice amount of fruit though. Was wonderful with ‘raw beef’ from Woddberry Kitchen, reminiscent of carne cruda in Piedmonte.

Stood upright for couple weeks, pop and pour at dinner. What an amazingly fresh nose mixed with some balsamic notes. Beautiful wine. Fell off quicker than expected though (maybe would have come back, but didn't get the chance). Wonderfully balanced now.

Upright for 2+ weeks, popped and poured at dinner. Took a little bit of time to open up, but when it did, wow! WOTN for me. Just great old(er) Barolo. Nice acidity still there. Mushrooms, some piedmont dirt. Plain lovely wine.

Pop and pour. Another excellent bottle from this case. More masculine than some of them have been. Good balance. No rush to drink now, they’ll last a bit longer. Developed a nice tobacco note over time in the glass. Beautiful well aged Ausone.

Disjointed, a bit green (strange) and a bit odd. Very dark fruit as expected, but probably not a good example

Entering its drinking window, very very early days. Beautifully balanced expression of syrah. Some notes of bacon fat, but very little pepper. Provencal notes arriving. Will likely deserve a slightly higher score in the future.

Not nearly as dark of fruits as many of these bottles, more red, but a little bit pruney. Still a good quaff, not one of the great ones. Missing the funk that I love in Pegau too.

Deep, dark fruit, developed a subtle green note over time. Well made, balanced, but very big with a bit of interesting funkiness. Give it a few years yet. May deserve a higher score with a long decant or in a few years time.

Huge, too much so. Purple. Just overpowering. Maybe it’ll balance out with more time? In the company it was consumed with, rather disappointing, sadly.

Took a while to open up, but when it did, most excellent. All the tropical fruit you’d ever want. Not old enough to get the coconut yet though. Good acidity, but slightly less than the best bottles of 1989 Yquem. Put on weight in the glass. Was never too sweet (as great Yquem never is). Wonderful finish to a great evening.