Intense nose of almonds and brioche -- slightly high-toned, but extremely biscuity and clearly very autolytic. The palate is sweet, with a surprising amount of bite from the tartness (seems almost a little underripe), but the yeast and bread qualities dominate on the palate, giving the sense of sweetness. Not exactly the most integrated on the palate (perhaps because of the vintage?).

An absolutely perfect showing. The nose has a slight bit of flintiness, as well as a bit of peach. There's some apple, too, but it's not the browned apple of dead white Burgundy. It's tart golden apples here. Outstandingly fresh, probably with the help of the little bit sulphur reduction on the nose that I picked up. The palate is broad and expansive, but there's ample acidity to give this the added dimension. It's mineral and crisp -- perhaps it's not as complex and interesting as the modern incarnations with the Clos, but still an outstanding chardonnay in its own right.

Moving in a bit of a Roulotian direction, perhaps? Intensely reduced nose, with plenty of matchstick that takes over almost everything else. Maybe a bit of tart citrus as well? The palate shows a breadth that definitely strikes me as Chassagne, and there's plenty of acidity to help the riper fruit along. There's some nice stone fruit on the palate, giving this a richer mouthfeel. Very nice -- this is one of the wines that doesn't reflect the vintage too much (and that's a good thing).

Tight and young, but absolutely correct and brilliant pinot. It's not the showiest or flashiest or most glamorous producer, but there's something that is always very honest about these wines. This is no exception -- really nice tart red fruit balanced with some earth tones as well. The palate is a little crunchy and the tannins still young and a bit bracing. This still needs time to come around, but there's already signs of brilliance.

Yeah, this is just kind of stupidly young right now. But hey, I didn't open it. There's incredible balance here -- really lovely sweet fruit that just balances everything so well. Linear, with powerful acidity and minerality, this is just the right amount of lean, but also the right amount of sweet fruit to balance it out. Rounder and softer than the 2011, and drinking much better right now.

#10-77. From half-bottle. Inky dark in colour -- there's a bit of smoke on the nose here that's really enticing. Caramelly, rich, and intense, with lots of power. Sweet, but well-balanced by the acidity, this reminds me a lot of those old Californian Johannisberger rieslings. It's intense and powerful, but not over the top at any point. Wonderful stuff.

Nose shows a lot of ashy qualities, as well as some carbonic-like red fruit. The palate is quite thin and also fairly astringent. Pretty consistent with my last experience with this wine.

The nose is clearly modern, but the oak doesn't show as prominently on the nose as the palate. The palate, however, is clearly modern, showing sweet reduced blueberries and far more oak than this wine could hope to hold. Bitter and unpleasant finish. As a side note, there should be a missing poster on the back of the bottle with a picture of the Margaux perfume on it.

Some really nice red fruit on the nose -- a bit crunchy and clearly young. Sweet and ripe, with a structure that doesn't seem too firm. A little soft on the palate; this is an easier, fleshy wine, and good for easy drinking. If I have to guess, not one for longer term drinking, but pleasant enough for now.

Nice, crunchy fruit here. Ripe, and there are wisps of that intense Leroy perfume here. Shows some grainy tannins -- I generally like the balance between the fruit profile and earth here.

You know that stereotype about Nuits being all earthy and stuff? That's definitely true here. Clearly a bit dirtier than the 2015 CdN villages. The fruit shows more bright and red here -- definitely a lighter character here.

As far as the vintage goes, this is pretty solid. No signs of green, but the wine does show the vintage character very strongly -- i.e. very light. Seems to have a touch of stems here. Quite nice (especially for the vintage), but a little light to my palate.

A fairly dense and powerful wine, with some good earth aromas, and a generous helping of black fruit. This is still incredibly backward, with lots of tannins that make this seem a bit chewy. Shows the most rustic of the wines (as expected?).

Very floral nose -- clearly just young. An interesting amount of salinity on the palate here, as well as really nice acidic cut. I've trashed a few vintages of this in the past, but this was drinking very well.

This had a hint of the browned apple aromas that makes me a little wary of chardonnay, but it's more a correct symptom of age than anything else. Earthy and savoury, with a nice rounded texture on the palate and good acidity to balance it out, but honestly, this feels like it's just starting to get a touch long in the tooth.

This was the most complex and complete of the white wines. A slightly rounded texture, but good acidity to back it up. Some nice notes of green apple here to add an extra fruit dimension.

One of the best young Doms ever? The nose is moderately reductive, and shows quite a bit of minerality (one of the first times I've picked that up). There's lean white fruit here, as well as some very pleasant floral tones. The palate is long and intense, with powerful, linear acids that drive the sweet and sour fruit to a long finish. This is not as broad and rounded as the 2002, but far more complete than the 2004. The vintage character shows fairly prominently here, as it does with the Krug 164. Fortunately, it's a good character, so no complaints here.

The nose is fairly nice, but there are some high-toned elements that evoke marzipan or somesuch that I don't particularly care for. A fairly angular palate, but decent complexity and concentration.

Dauvissat confounds me yet again. What a splendid bottle of Chablis here -- the nose is slightly tropical and has a bit of high-toned elements, but there's plenty of herbs, minerality, and tart fruit. The palate has that quality that I love with chardonnay -- broad and expansive with generous fruit, but also that linear acidity and mineral drive.

Showing long in the tooth. Earthy and tart red fruit, with a bit of metallic character on the finish.

There's a slight bit of yeastiness on the nose and palate here that I'm not as thrilled with. Nice minerality and intensity, but this sits a touch more towards the weird and natural side of things.

Beautiful, aromatic nose, with a little bit of green and classic sauvignon blanc notes. A touch grassy on the palate, but intense and full-bodied. Tons of tropical fruit as well. Really nice power here.

High-toned cherry and a bit of modernist polish on the nose. The palate seems a little astringent, but I do like the fruit and the acidity here. Quite intense and complex, and the beautiful vintage shows. It's not my go-to nebbiolo style, but it is fairly good for it.

Wow. This wine is insanely good. The fruit profile is fresh and delicious, with an incredibly rich powerful palate. So much fruit, counterbalanced with clean, mineral dirt. I just love this so much. The massive power here wows me, but the freshness of the fruit and the intensity of the dirt...

The nose is the killer thing here. It's so aromatic, with lovely tertiary Bordealais notes -- cedar, plum, graphite, and all that good stuff. With additional air, there's a bit of menthol starting to pop up as well. The palate is good, but shows its age. Not in any fear of decline, but not picking up steam with time either. A pleasure to try, and this bottle was sound, but not outstanding.

Really intense reduction on the nose, oddly enough. Nice fruit, with some good red fruit that shows a little bit of green as well (in a good way). Tart cherries and raspberries. Absurdly young, and a little difficult to enjoy right now. Too tart and crunchy; this needs a lot more time for a truly fair evaluation. But don't get me wrong -- I am not debating the pedigree here.

Yeah, this is really classic Bordeaux. Intense graphite, black fruit, and power on the nose and palate. The acidity and freshness here off the charts. Dark fruit and fairly resolved tannins. This is actually drinking splendidly already.

Opened the evening before, but only a minimal amount was poured out. The nose is crunchy, which a lot of juicy red fruit. However, this, too, is just too obscenely young right now. Still primary and a little grapey, but pretty damn tasty. Needs more time.

Intense, inky black fruit on the nose. Clearly some modernist goings-on here. The palate is extremely extracted, with a lot of sweet black fruit and oak showing on the palate. Modernist and wacky.

This is a bottle seriously right in the zone right now. It's smoking good, with some stemmy spice on the nose that is just classic Dujac. The softer palate makes this ready for drinking now, and the acidity, fruit, and earth are all in good balance here.

Wow -- this is a smoking bottle of chardonnay, with lots of minerality and tart fruit. Very powerful and intense acidity with beautiful aromatics here. Really, really good -- so much tension and power here. This is genuinely electric and exciting.