Dark maroon core with garnet rim; cocoa, black currant, cherries, tobacco, dusty, younger, bitter chocolate, oak; similar notes on the palate, bitter chocolate, black olive, currants, cherry, earth, structured, oak, good fat, fairly primary, earth, fleshy yet structured; young and tasty, kept getting better with air, give more time, 93+; called '05 Pontet Canet.

Semi-translucent crimson, pale rose rim; fennel and soy, roses, pretty nose, potpourri, fat on the palate, licorice, medicinal, sandalwood, anise, candy cane, full yet relenting, meaty, some herbs; ready to go; called '05 Giacosa Asili; pristine bottle brought back from Italy.

Dark maroon core with pale crimson with orange in rim; exotic nose, mushroom, earth, incense, perfumed; soft on entry then tannin firms up on the back, Margaux aromatics, sweet leather, tapenade, smoky, mineral reminiscent of gravel, still lots of fruit and floral notes; a roller coaster ride of guesses here, Margaux to where I ended up in '95 Jaboulet Hermitage, oops; tasty but lacking some typicity.

My wine; slight golden color; butterscotch, smoky, stones, big and highly aromatic, hints at herbs, intense, lemon, grilled lemon, lemon curd, pie crust, weight, oily; great weight and richness on the palate, sweet savory and herbal, lemon curd, fat yet taut, expansive and mouth coating, very Grand Cru; gave this a few hours or air in decanter; young but quite good now; people gave me a hard time for bringing white but this was WOTN.

Dark core, looks like there's some age, orange crimson rim; fennel, brown sugar, sandalwood, plum, powerful, dusty, firm tannin with some oak tannin, darker fruit, almost black olive, ripe; felt like this needed more time; fooled most as Nebbiolo- I called '07 Sandrone Cannubi.

Dull dark crimson with orange brick rim; fennel, sandalwood, darker fruit, perfumed, caraway, plum, dried roses and violets; high toned palate, plum, cloves, acid, alcohol, some tannin, sour fruit, rich and plush, brown sugar, hints of raisin; sweet tasty and ready; called '97 E Pira Cannubi.

Semi-translucent dark crimson core with lighter crimson rim; almond, fig paste, sweet fruit, young, blueberry, lower acid, some bitter on finish but strong sweetness, plush, hint of green, soft tannins and still a bit singular; Beaucastel?

Resolving core of garnet with brick rim; balanced and intoxicating nose, mushroom, tobacco, smoke, chocolate; silken tannin, balanced, classic, not super long but delicious, great drinkability; called '90 Pichon Lalande.

Darker maroon core with pale maroon rim; mushroom, incense, black currant, tobacco, bitter chocolate, raisin, dusty, cedar; sharper tannin, acid, sweet green pepper, spicy, youthful; called '03 Rauzan Segla.

Pale color, old, dull maroon core with orange red rim; fennel, caraway, celery seed, cedar, brown sugar, a bit tired and lost aromatic intensity; sharper tannin towards the end, thinner more resolved palate, still some sweet fruit and redeeming qualities; called '82 Moccagatta.

Dark ruby, see through; mushroom, intense nose, plum; seemed to be going into dumb phase.

Light ruby; elegant, high toned, strawberry fruit, sexy.

Served blind; pinkish rim, crimson core; fresh red cherry, soft and round, soft tannins, luxurious yet not oaky, lovely spice, Burgundian, lower acid; delicious but has plenty of development ahead of it.

Lots of oak spice, roses, cherry, and tannic structure.

Served blind; see through crimson maroon; roses, cedar, sandalwood, sexy nose, cinnamon, young and tannic, needs some time for oak to resolve but like potential.

Peach preserves, vanilla cream, sticky with strong acid.

Richer fruit than expected for Chassagne rouge, juicier more youthful acid than most from tonight which took a minute to adjust to, overall an overperformer and consistently delicious.