Sharp, grassy, and herbal with a sort of a cat-pee note (but not in a Sauv Blanc way). Lemon custard and grapefruit. This is really interesting, acidic and fresh but also quite rich, not the typically mouthwatering and acid notes. This is a bit of a conundrum, deeply citric flavor profile but quite rich.

Deep color. By all accounts this was likely oxidized, but I appreciated how nutty and round it was on the palate. Mature Roussane.

Soaring violet, garrigue, piercing acidity, dusty. Quite stunning.

Deep, dusky, dark and super-saturated.

Absolutely crashed. I have had many nice 81's, but this bottle was totally destroyed.

Mmm, strawberry, soaring, garrigue, smoky, white pepper. Very mature. Very delicate. Almost Burgundian. Utterly on point.

Surprisingly dark. We all struggled with this for a while, as there was a dirty note, seemingly not TCA, not oxidation, but not quite right. But with air this pushed through. So much dark fruit, so powerful, iron and blood. Stunningly powerful and young.

A bit tired for a 1990, delicate, like the 83 but a bit bitter and clipped. The longer we sat with it, the more sure we were that it was just a bit cooked.

Deep, dark, cranberry, masculine, intense, a bit of a coffee note. There is something funky and intense, not moldy, not TCA, but a bit herbal and off-putting at first. But we got past it. After 30 minutes in the glass this just explodes, complex, deep.

Utter fireworks, white pepper and garrigue, explosive and vibrant, long, chewy. Like biting and electric cord. It is hard to describe the raw energy and vibrancy here. DEEEEEP structure, surprisingly tannic, really amazing showing.

Deep and mineral, pine, structured, a slow burn, smoldering. It took a while to strut, but then the real 2001 showed up. This thing has 20+ years ahead, really stunning, nit easy, not pure pleasure, impressive with so much potential.

Wow deeply ripe, a bit oxidative, almost over the top.