Double blind. Pale color. Notes of mineral crab apple blossom. Fairly light on the palate, with orchard fruit, citrus and mineral with heightened acidity. This seemed more like a Sancerre than a domestic chard. 88+ pts.

Double blind. Loads of buttered popcorn with orchard fruit underneath. Rich, with decent weight on the palate, but very buttery.

Double blind. Initially quite reticent and closed. White fruit, spice and earthy notes follow through on the palate. I liked this although it didn’t really come across as chardonnay.

Blind. Shows a bit of age with slight bricking. Earth and red berry fruit, cherry and herbs. Medium-bodied and soft, with flavors of cherry, earth and mineral. Elegant. I hope this is our Volnay.

This had been quickly but gently double decanted off its sediment about 75 minutes before the flight was poured, and remained under cork for most of that time. However, it needed a good bit of time in the glass to wake up and didn’t fully reveal itself until an hour later with dinner.

Double blind. Light color - appears a bit older but has a deep core. Notes of florals- lavender, perhaps rose- along with currants and red berry fruit. Soft tannins. Enjoyable, if a bit nondescript- this doesn't really show its variety or place. (M&R)

Double blind. Vibrant ruby red color. Aromas of cherry, florals and ripe berries. The palate follows the bouquet and adds hints of spice and mineral. Has a candied fruit profile in the best way- the fruit is ripe and sweet- and very enjoyably so. Guessed 1er Beaujolais. (R&S)

Blind. Garnet core with some bricking. Aromas of herbs and baked cherry, spice and tobacco. Dark pinot fruit on the palate; a bit on the rustic side, but older and certainly showing plenty to like. Opens nicely in the glass with more fruit coming forward on the palate- strawberry, cherry compote and even hints of rhubarb. Some had this as WOTF, and R nailed this as RRV pinot. 92-93 pts.

This had been quickly and gently double decanted 75 minutes before the flight was poured and had remained under cork for much of that time. Again, needed some time in the glass to fully awaken.

Double blind. Aromas of olive, pine, something a little smoky, and herbs, with abundant dark fruit underneath. Mixed red and black fruit qualities on the palate. Black fruit becomes more dominant as the wine sits. Guessed syrah. (R&D)

Double blind. Faded; appears older. Dark berry fruit and spice notes on the nose and palate. Simple and tired, clearly older and past whatever prime it had. No guess on variety.

An interesting revelation- unlike every other aglianico I have ever had. This was a gift to our hosts from a friend or colleague of theirs and they put it in the lineup as an extra bottle. Unique. Given a choice I would very much rather have almost anything else than drink this 'for the novelty of it.' (M&R)

Double blind. Dark core with some bricking- another older bottle based on all appearances. Aromas of dark fruit, bouillon and stewy fruit. Black fruit on the palate with a lingering finish. Ripe and stewy/plummy. No guess.

Showing no CndP character, other than the ripe stewy garbage that is 2007. Ugh. (R&D)

Blind. Perfumey and elegant, with currant and licorice notes as well. Black fruit on the palate; balanced wit a lingering finish. This is just a really nice wine with some tannin to shed yet, but the fruit is nice and there's plenty of it.

This had been double decanted just over two hours before the flight was poured. I did not pick this out as our Match, but I am very pleased with how this is showing today.

Double blind. Opens with notes of black fruit, meat and florals with spice undertones. Balanced. Flavors of roasted game, black fruit and black cherry. Long finish. This is really enjoyable and I think my favorite in the flight. Guessed syrah. (R&S)

Double blind. Aromas of black currant; a touch high-toned, maybe just a hint of bouillon in there too. Medium-bodied with softened tannins and flavors of black currant, cherry, licorice and red berry compote. A bit of bouillon on the palate too. Good, if perhaps a bit past prime. (MM)

Double blind. Aromas of black fruit, herbs and blue fruit. Much of the same on the palate. Firm, with fine-grained tannins supporting the fruit. Excellent. (M&R)

Double decanted off its sediment three+ hours before dinner, remaining under cork until just before service. In a word, lovely. Black fruit, spice and floral elements turn to red fruit as it sits. Has just the softest bit of tannin, supporting red fruit and peppery spice flavors. Lovely. Drinking well at the moment- give it an hour to wake up and enjoy.

From 375ml courtesy of R&D. Apricot and marmalade notes on the nose and palate. Nice balancing acidity. Very good.