Amber color; obvious extended age on lees, deep nutty autolysis, golden apple, slight brioche; softer acid, good richness, some red fruit, creamy, custardy mouthfeel, apple, Asian pear; yummy.

Cloudy opaque core with brighter maroon rim; almost Pinot-like nose, spicy, obvious red fruit, juicy and enticing, red currant, ripe cherry liqueur, almost peppery; great texture, still youthful, dark cherry, silky tannin, deep, hardly any noticeable tannin, good acid and mid palate, candied red fruit; delicious though I may have called Pinot if tasted blind; very different than most TRBs I've had and sure the vintage had lots to do with it.

Lighter core with bright maroon rim; nose of oak spice, cedar, menthol, mocha, dark juicy fruit, black licorice, some green herbs, touch of eucalyptus; expansive on the palate, spicy, touch of heat, slight leather, char, sweeter black fruit and a suggestion of clay; good but not as focused or harmonious as the Rivers-Marie or Revana.

Opaque core with bright dark purple rim; very floral nose, lots of spice, sexy, lovely black currant, cassis, exotic, vanilla well integrated into overall character; great mouthfeel, plush tannin, deep, layered, just a touch of noticeable alcohol, enough tannin and grip to balance out the rich fruit and spice; sexy stuff that is drinkable on cork pull.

Maroon core with brighter lighter rim; intense nose of tart raspberry, cherry, is this Grenache?, candied floral reminiscent of young Italian, new oak, some briar, almost raisin but somehow not overripe in character; lighter mouthfeel when compared to the earlier Cabs, substantial and CdP-like, intense old vine, lovely, really enjoy drinkability; oh yeah- this was on day 2 of being opened; delicious.

58% Viognier, 42% Roussanne; bright golden straw; waxy nose with lime zest, almost the lactic quality of Loire Chenin, honeysuckle, white flower, plump and rich, slight ginger gives this nice lift; this needed more air to open up as it was not expressing all that it can.

8.3% ABV, 20.9% Residual Sugar; Sautern-esque nose, clean and pure, white raisin, marmalade, so peachy, pineapple, new oak?; intensely sweet but retains good acid, exotic quality which I associate with Muscat, its brightness makes me want to go back for more; a tasty faux Sauternes.