Surprisingly young, taut, crisp and mineral.

Mmm, I haven't had a Ducasse Blanc in years, always a nice Kermit Lynch import. This was great, huge energy, strong Sauvignon Blanc personality on the nose with grassiness and minerality but nice fullness, length and richness from the Sémillon.

Smoky, vitamin. Very silky, showing age, very nice acidity. That had me thinking Washington. I would never have guessed a 1972 Petite Sirah!

Super smoky, obvious Rocks funk, nice acidity and grip. Apparently the XOBC wines are made by the Rotie Cellars team for Brandi Carlile.

Ripe, blackberry. Heavy. Makes me think Red Mountain, maybe Betz? Some heat, blocky, black fruit. Ends up as Avennia.

Super smoky, really seems like Walla Walla, super cherry, vibrant, savory and roasted. Young but nice showing.

Muddy and a bit reductive. Blueberry and blackberry. Dense and fairly unyielding at this stage. Really wants a LOT of air.

Cinnamon red hots, very sweet. Spicy. Seemed like Central Coast Cali for sure.

An obvious Cayuse nose. Heavy, savory and spicy.

DEEP, dark color, spicecake, Reminds me of SQN, obvious California, I again thought Central Coast. Dusty tannins.

Weird nose, stalky, charcoal. Complex palate, celery seed. Tannic. Pretty interesting and funky, really divided the group.

Spice cake, chemical smell, pretty palate, actually quite interesting. Again with another Petite Sirah (and the funky California Petite Syrah spelling).

Big, polished, endlessly deep, long, definite sweetness. Just massive. Years to go.

Monster, spicy, SQN lite, wow. Super intense, not necessarily in a good way. Almost over the top.

Mmm, spicy, nice maturity. Actually lighter in intensity (and less sweet) than many of the wines from tonight...