Glad to try this one and man, this was really expressive from the start. With a light note of oxidation, nuts, pears, licorice and warm butter. Broad and deep on the palate, really nice depth of fruits that giving an almost voluptuous mouthfeel yet remains focus and precise, thanks to the acidity and saline minerality. By far the most accessible young Besguines I have had so far.

A little closed initially, needed at least 30mins to open up and it continues to to develop. Highly intense and focus with yellow fruits, lemon skin, cool spices and a touch of nuttiness. There is a whiff of oak but it disappears quickly. This has a really good depth and richness on the palate, as well as brightness and complexity. Friends guessed Meursault 1er Cru, enough said. I prefer this to be served at a slightly colder temp as it gains better tension.

This was a real surprise. Initially thought this was a Bordeaux but as the riper fruits, warm spices evolved with time, we shifted to Italian, from a very warm vintage for such a intensely ripe fruits, smooth tannin and pretty saturated mouthfeel. Very good length too. Love Napa Cab from the 70s - 90s. Most of these were still with moderate alcohol (this is 13%) and with the restrain profile which reminiscent their old world counterpart.

I'm gonna be honest and I totally got this wrong too, guess it was another good vintage of Italian. Still very youthful, full of primary fruits, sweet and lush with no hard edge. It has just the sufficient acidity to keep it from being flabby. It has a little more savouriness than the Chimney. Very good length with full of juicy ripe fruits and leather. No problem to go further.