Light gold color. Drank a small pour. There's some oxidation on the nose to start, tight nose with apple skin, subtle. The palate is more bold, offering ginger, sourdough, lemon and grapefruit on a foamy mousse. Fairly intense on the palate, just a bit awkward.

Medium gold color. Drank a glass over 20 minutes. This was nice, nose shows light toast, almond, dough, mineral and white fruits. The palate has grilled pear, bread, great orchard fruits, full bodied and lively acidity with good energy and definition. I liked this alot tonight. 91+ to 92pts.

Light medium gold color. Small glass over 30 minutes. Very yeasty on the nose and palate, apple, deep with nicely aged character, golden fruit, chalk, just a hint of oxidative notes, lemon, apple and hazelnut. Very complex and thoughtful. This aged very nicely and is likely hitting peak drinking now. Should be good for another 3 to 5 years anyway.

Light gold color. Small glass over 30 minutes. I liked this, nice brine on the nose, mineral and citrus. The palate shows oak, full bodied, deep on the palate, citrus, light vanillin, but just a little flabby.

Pale salmon color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes plus - from magnum. Wow, this nose always just gets me, filled with Mistral breezes and sea air, passion fruit, peach, mango, and floral notes with spice too. The palate is complex as well; peach, wispy ocean and earthy minerality, passionfruit, strawberry. Long and glowing, the only thing missing was a 80 degree outdoor location.

Medium red color. PNP, drank a small glass over 30 minutes. This was good, orange peeel, citrus and deep berry on the nose. The palate is rather astringent and you get that sense on the nose too, black cherry, dark berries, spice and a touch of cola accented by orange zest.

Medium dark red color. Small glass over 30 minutes. This was riper than the Rhys, full bodied and higher toned, cranberry, pomegranate, dry earth and bit woodsy. Prefer the '09 Rhys Alpine a bit.

Dark red color. PNP, small glass over 30 minutes. This was an odd duck. Came off more like a big California pinot that had a healthy dose of syrah added in. Blackberry, blueberry, tar, savory, odd spices and a lot of umami. Just weird, and not something I'd look for in pinot noir.

Very dark red color. 90 minute double decant; small glass over an hour. This started off really green and herbal on the nose. As this slowly opens up that green fades away and by 15 minutes was all but gone. Once that occurred we had a pretty good wine. Roasted meat, savory nose, dark fruits, a little scorched earth, white pepper, and rosemary. The palate is fairly full bodied, lots of earth, dark fruits, hints of blueberry, scorched earth, meats, and pepper.

Dark red color. PNP, drank a small glass over an hour. Geez, this was a super bottle. The nose just oozes pencil shavings, moss, soil, dank basement, and a lovely floral perfume and mixed dried berries. The palate also oozes the pencil notes, tobacco leaf, wood spice, dried dark berries, funk and cassis notes. Long and resolved with just a note of blue fruit. Lovely, mature Bordeaux from a classic producer. Love this. Plenty left here.

Very dark red/purple. One hour double decant and a little slow ox time after. Drank a small glass over an hour. Full bodied, lots of dark fruits, juicy, horse barn, truffles, wood and touch of heat, cassis and blackberry and a little blood orange. This took a while to come around, but it has a lot promise. Needs a good dose of air or a few more years to really show its stuff.

Very dark red/purple color. Double decanted for 45 minutes. Small glass over 45 minutes. Dark fruits, good acid, lots of oak still, blackberry and blue fruits. Drinking rather young as I'd expect for LLC, but this is gonna be better. 92(+)pts.

Small glass, very late in the evening. Ripe, black and blue fruits, spicy. I was thinking this would be further along and more elegant tonight. Didn't quite strike me that way, but could just be its positioning. Good but expecting more nuance and complexity.

Very dark purple color. Small glass at the end of the night. PNP. This was not working for me, especially at this point of the evening. Getting hit with all the alcohol and oak, just was too much. Blowsy, bold blackberry liqueur palate. Obviously a lot of people like this style, I'm just not one of them - at least tonight.

Small pour over 20 minutes plus. Rather tantalizing, ripe dark berries, blackberry cobbler, plum, spice, raisin, richly textured and velvety, good length and acid to balance the sweet ripe fruits. Fun; a little goes a long way.

Small pour. Dense, orange marmalade, sharply spiced, cinnamon, ripe baked apple, medium bodied, a little bitter.