Tasting, brief note. Current release. Bright apple throughout, with some lemon emerging on finish. Persistent from start-to-finish with good balance.

Tasting, brief note. Bright, tasty, tart finish.

Tasting, brief note. Charming combination of orchard fruit and berry. Good+ length and textures with a slightly drying finish. Big step up from the Brut (non Rose).

Tasting, brief note. Lots of apple, nicely ripe and rich with lemon curd and toasted rye bread from middle through finish. Very good now, with some upside from here.

Tasting, brief note. Apple and pear with good weight, length and textures. Current release. I enjoyed this tonight, but typically find it more robust.

Tasting, brief note. Pleasant apple throughout. Starts out reserved, then fleshier and bigger on finish.

Tasting, brief note. Reductive character made it tough to assess, but this seemed simpler than I recall from before. Probably best to enjoy in the near-term.

Tasting, brief note. Fleshy with good weight and enticing combination of tropical fruit with peach and apple. Riper start well complemented with a more elegant minerally finish with good length. Certainly good now, probably with upside from here.

Tasting, brief note. Nicely floral and very pretty. Good weight, moderate complexity. Perhaps just borderline Grand Cru density, but certainly very tasty.

Tasting, brief note. From magnum. One of my favorites of the tasting. Rich and opulent start for Chablis with good weight and intensity. Riper apple to start, then leaner and greener orchard fruit towards very long finish. Very good already.

Tasting from 3L, brief note. Enticing combination of orchard fruit with floral and spice notes in great harmony, with toasted hazelnut hints. Weightless while powerful, with very elegant textures. Already great tonight, with upside.

Two bottles were tasted tonight. One was badly oxidized, the other moderately oxidized.

Tasting, brief note. Lighter styled red fruit with subtle spice hints. Good+ length with bright acidity. Good now.

Tasting, brief note. Bright red cherry and berry with faint spice and floral notes that are hinting at Volnay. Good weight and length.

Tasting, brief note. Pale red fruit, fully mature, with good length and sneaky structure. Faint spice and more earth. Good Villages level wine.

Tasting, brief note. Slightly more black vs red fruit with lots of tannins and very impressive length, even if somewhat brooding at present. Slightly more forthcoming when tasted a 2nd time two hours later. 92+ point potential.

Tasting, brief note. Whole lot of red and black berries start-to-finish with milk chocolate and savory spice. Very elegant and charming right now, while easily able to drink well for a decade+. Much preferred this '12 over both '13s.

Tasting, brief note. Powerful and elegant, this comes across as leaner and more cerebral vs the 2012, but just not as fun.

Tasting, brief note. Red cherry with savory spice. More density and substance vs the regular cuvee, but also more backward and brooding. Probably needs a decade in the cellar.

Tasting, brief note. Rugged and slightly brutish to me, especially as fruit is getting older. Better younger?

Tasting, brief note. Big step up for me over the 2006. Black cherry, anise and plenty of tannins. Also a bit rugged, but with the substance to match. Better to cellar another year or two.

Tasting, brief note. Ultra modern, ultra ripe. Not my preferred style of wine.

Tasting, brief note. Also very modern, oaky and ultra ripe, but plenty of concentration and substance to keep this interesting. Still, not my style of wine.

Tasting, brief note. Black and blue fruit with anise, mint and thyme. Very good balance and length, showing an Old World sensibility. Mostly Malbec.

Tasting, brief note. Black cherry with a complex spicebox. Much too young right now, but the density and substance to age to a graceful place in a few years.

Tasting, brief note. My first time trying this vintage. Delicately floral with red and black currant, tobacco and licorice. Moderate weight vs other vintages of Unico, but very elegant balance and impressive length. Surprisingly accessible already. For now, I'd think this "92 points" based on this limited taste, but certainly upside from here.

Tasting, brief note. Black cherry, leather and earth. Very fully mature, time to drink up soon.

Tasting, brief note. Old school character in the best possible terms. Roasted meat with black cherry, licorice and clove. Still lots of tannins, but they are getting to be very elegant and wonderfully integrated. Very good length. Getting close to its peak drinking window, best 2020-2035?

Tasting from magnum, brief note. Black, blue and red berries throughout with hints of liqueur and sweet spice. Good weight, very good lift. Especially bright for the 2007 vintage. Best to enjoy near-term vs long-term cellaring.

Tasting, brief note. Fresh black cherry and berry with some of the same jam notes. Nicely floral and bright start, with a firm, yet elegant minerally finish. Cellar 5+ years, with 89-90 point potential.

Tasting, brief note. An odd bottle. Lots of roasted meat and weight, but both fresh and mature fruit was less evident. Components didn't seem harmonious. Others agreed it seemed imperfect, but no specific flaw could be accurately identified.

Tasting from 3L, brief note. Lots of black fruit and roasted meat with anise. Clearly ripe, yet restrained. Impressive old vine concentration. Very long and well balanced.

Tasting, brief note. Complex array of flavors and aromas combine into a compact and fun expression of a fresh, charming wine. My favorite of the mini vertical.

Tasting, brief note. Simpler vs the 2016, while still fun. Good weight and length. Time to drink up.

Tasting, brief note. One of the first vintages made. Still reasonably fresh, certainly enjoyable. Less complex or composed vs the later vintages also tasted.

Tasting, brief note. More earth and mushroom than remaining fruit, but an old school style that works nicely. Good weight, better length, showing finesse. Drink up.

Tasting, brief note. Reduction made this tough to assess given walk-around tasting. Good concentration and material here.

Tasting, brief note. Lighter style start than I expected for the vintage. Bigger on finish. Balanced and simple.

Tasting, brief note. Clearly ripe with good weight and length, but simpler than I hoped.

Tasting, brief note. Ripe black fruit dominates. Nicely big and flat, but little else would emerge in this quick tasting. 89 points tonight, but is that representative?

Tasting from magnum, brief note. Very ripe and somewhat jammy, but clearly well balanced with very good length and even better length. Exceeded my expectations given vintage and Pavie style.

Tasting from magnum, brief note. Black plum, cigarbox, dried herbs. Lots of tannins still asserting themselves, clearly in front of the fruit. Good size, good now.

Tasting, brief note. Extremely ripe giving it little more than one ultra ripe/ sweet dimension for me.

Tasting, brief note. Prototypical RRV Pinot Noir with ripe blackish cherry and lots of cherry cola. Good richness, a bit sweet on long finish. Well done in its style.

Tasting, brief note. Wild strawberry aromas and flavors with dried thyme and enchanting floral support. Starts out slightly rich, finishes far more elegantly. Upside from here.

Tasting, brief note. A well made Parker wine at its price, not even close to my preferred style.

Tasting, brief note. Unfamiliar with this wine, I expected this to be on the extreme side of Cali Cab, but found it to be very enjoyable, nicely restrained and certainly well balanced.

Tasting, brief note. Ripe start, little else coming through. Pleasant wine for near-term enjoyment.

Tasting, brief note. Good weight and bright black cherry with vanilla notes. Simple finish is ever-so-slightly drying for now.