Good array of orchard fruit aromas and flavors with good+ richness and balance, also good length. Rounded and soft textures, very easy to enjoy right now.

This wine just keeps getting better. Green and yellow apple with some lemon and lemon peel on finish. Great power, very good length with a mineral-driven and bright finish. Good now, better 2022 forward.

Subtle floral start with green and yellow apple and some earth. Good+ depth and length, with subtle nuance. Entering its peak drinking window,

Slightly reductive for at least 20 minutes, slightly surprising. Plenty of apple and pear with savory spice notes. So powerful throughout with slightly awkward structure right now, but so much power and density. Needs time in the cellar.

Plenty of fresh apricot, fat and rich start with good botrytis notes, but seemingly simple and devoid of complexity. Good length, good balance. An odd night for Sauternes, this was less exciting than I ever recall from before.

Even more perplexing and disappointing than the Suduiraut, this seemed somewhat advanced for the 2001 vintage with an acidity deficit and a somewhat simple finish. Inconsistent with many previous bottles.

My first time tasting since barrel tasting in 2012. Decanted an hour+ before serving, but still slightly reductive. Massive and very opulent, with a bit more new oak right now than I'd prefer. This is a very big wine, just hinting at its potential, with 92-93+ potential.

Apple and pear throughout with some lemon cured notes. Started out very dense and powerful, then somewhat backward in the middle, then more expressive and powerful again on its long finish. Wonderful ow, but really just hinting at its full potential.

Fresh and bright with also lush and ripe. Forward and fun with enough structure for now, but slightly simple and probably not enough acidity for cellaring much longer.

Much more complex vs CIX in the next glass, even if more mature. Apple peach and earth with cooked spice notes. Very good weight and length. Drink up in the next few years.

Slightly modern styled CSJ with plenty of new oak and richness that seems to hint at a cold soak and some whole cluster, things probably uncommon for most 2002 Gevrey 1ers. But it really works wonderfully here, with so much concentration and impressive length. Rich black fruit well complemented by dried rosemary and thyme. Probably still has upside from here.

Seemed fine when opened. Served an hour later, the nose was slightly corked, and the palate stripped of fruit.

Dense black fruit with slightly sweet spice.Good length, moderate finesse. Very fresh given the vintage. Certainly upside from here.

In 70/83/89 vertical. Glorious aromas for the initial 20-30 minutes in glass. Fully mature black fruit, sweet liqueur, black truffle, earth and sweet spice. Similar palate with a good start, but slightly drying finish. Slowly started fading after some time in glass, and much less interesting after 30 minutes.

In 70/83/89 vertical. Black fruit, meaty with cedar hints and mushroom. There was a lot here, but more seemed to be in reserve than in the forefront, so maybe (?) not the most perfect bottle.

In 70/83/89 vertical. My favorite wine of the evening. Black plum and currant with savory spice and cassis. Impeccably harmonious with a long, expanding finish that almost sneaks up on you. So elegant.

Quince paste, Marcona almonds, baked figs and honeycomb in an extremely concentrated package that manages to retain great balance despite its nearly extreme sweetness. Not everybody enjoyed this as much as I did tonight. Very dark color.

A stark contrast to the 1998 #9, also Chardonnay, this is fresher, brighter and equally intriguing. Less weight or length, so slightly less alluring, but still so much fun.

Good weight and length with chewy apricot and good botrytis, but frankly I expected more nuance and complexity.

Seemed even older than 30 yo, coming across as almost demi-sec. Nutty with rich peach and moderate/good weight and length. 90 points?