A more aromatic and lighter profile compared to the Girardin alongside. Most thought that this was a village and the Girardin was a 1er. Rather simple and slightly flat on the first day but this improved the following day when it put on more weight. Still a very good wine mind, both this and the Girardin showed a lovely saline, elegant quality that I love in white Burgundies.

My first time trying this producer and wasn't disappointed. Riper fruit than the Heitz that gave it more sweetness, definitely a larger-scaled wine but still very balanced. Really liked the tension and finish on this. Faded slightly on second day as the honeyed fruit became predominant. Shame the 1ers and above have gone up so much in price.

Extra blind bottle courtesy of Louis. Noticeably riper with more tropical fruit than the previous two wines, I thought this was a 2018 Chassagne. Good value before but seems like JMV's prices are heading up too.

Wanted to share this producer since most people don't have much experience with Austrian Rieslings. For me this is a ridiculous value given that you can get the top plot of the top producer for under S$200. Took time to open up but when it did it showed a beautiful balance with layers of honeyed fruit without being too sweet. Loved the generosity of the mouthfeel, but wasn't too heavy unlike the warmer vintages. Unanimously the favourite white of the lunch.

Again I wanted to share Magdelaine with a group of people that I thought might appreciate it, showed similarly to my previous note in October. I think Magdelaine has such a floral, aromatic red-fruited nose that is completely different to the usual Bordeaux, so most couldn't place this correctly. Better on pop-and-pour, became a little simple and green compared to the Cerbaiona alongside but this was actually better at first. Still a great wine.

This vintage is so hard to find that I couldn't pass this up when I saw it at a relatively decent price. Was very tight at first so I asked to decant it, and it needed all that time as unfortunately the last glass was the best. Deep, dark-fruited nose that was so perfumed and floral, but not as much VA as the 2008 I had previously. On the palate it had a firm tannic grip but the glorious elegance of Cerbaiona. Quite a picture-perfect wine for me, this definitely can go on for longer than the '08.

Generous extra bottle bought off the list by someone at the table. Definitely a dark masculine wine, but the oak has fully integrated as the smoke and toasty wood didn't jut out from the fruit like what I have experienced with younger LaLas. Immense structure and still very youthful, the best Guigal I have had by far.