Day 1, this was a combination of bitterness and sweetness. It only got to day 2 because no one (of 6 people) wanted to drink it. Day 2, this was significantly better. It had calmed down, had some robust toast, and it seemed like the sweetness and bitterness melded to a more balanced profile. I'm not scoring today, and I hope the next bottle shows better.

Lovely champagne, on the feminine side. Great balance and so lively. The lemon marries with toast, the palate is effervescent.

Unlike a bottle 2 years ago, this was not overtly oaky. In fact, it's one of the most harmonious domestic Chardonnay's I've had. There was butter, gentle spice, minerality, lime, peach and floral.

Wow, I'm scoring a wine higher than ROCKNROLLER. This has polished flashy red fruit, and yet I didn't find it over the top at all. Like the Kistler chardonnay that proceeded it, it is shockingly balanced for Kistler. Harmonious, rich and ripe.

Corked :(

As a pop and pour (or slow o'd for a couple hours) this was quite youthful. I appreciated the significant fruit alongside typical Bordeaux secondary flavors. Cassis and red fruit, tobacco, minerality and graphite.

Decanted 1 hour. There was significant minerality to this wine. Also, graphite, earth, leather and tobacco. I believe there is upside here.

Not decanted, this was big, and the tannins are resolved. Blueberry and blackberry along with earth and maybe some leather. This was not overly complex, but it was incredibly satisfying.

Consistent with my last 2 notes of this wine. The elegance on this wine is evident. There is toffee, creme brulee, orange rind and apricot. I'm glad to have some of this in the cellar, and wish I had more Climens in general.

A great Sauternes, and it was fun to drink this alongside the 2005 Climens. The Climens is clearly classier and more elegant, while the Rieussec is a bit sharper, spicier and burly. This wine definitely shows the sweetness of the 2003 vintage. I have no complaints drinking this, but wish for a little more balancing acidity.