Tasting pour. Just got a smidge of this, but it was enough to remind me that I'm glad i have a stash. Typical CdC elegance and poise. 93+ to 94pts.

Pale salmon color. Drank a glass over 15 minutes, from magnum. It's been while wince I had this last. Tonight's bottle was head turning good. This shad a power and depth that still maintained supreme elegance, gorgeous fruits with a blend of citrus and red berries, wonderfully toasty, almond cream, and fine chalk. Delightful, all of 94, maybe better.

Light gold color. Drank a glass from magnum over 30 minutes. Showing very well, maybe a little mag boost. Pear, lime, apple skin, fresh bread, yeasty, broad and deep, fresh, delicious. 92+ to 93pts.

Lovely medium gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Looking back my last note on this was from 1/2/11. Now 12 years later, the wine is like it was sealed in a time capsule and never changed. My notes are very similar. Ripe, with almost a sense of tingling effervescence, tropical, ripe peach, golden apple, pineapple, still taught with great acidity and freshness, slate minerality, very tangy, mild fusil, very long. Fantastic! 94+ to 95pts.

Healthy light green pold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Very mineral driven nose and palate, oyster shells, lemon and stone on the nose with a sweet chantilly cream note; on the palate, lemon, white apple, lacquer, lean, oyster shell, waxy, light brine, with a strong acidic vein.

oxidized

Small tasting pour. Apricot, red apple, cherry, floral on the nose. The palate displays red apple, crisp and lively, slate minerality, lager, chalk.

Tiny tasting pour. Excellent; lemon, apple, restrained, dry stones, medium bodied, nicely crisp. 92-93pts.

Another tiny tasting pour. The nose is expressive with tangerine, lemon, orange blossom, almost juicy; the palate is more subdued but clean.

corked

Dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes. Backup bottle. Tons of minerality and iron, dark cherries, red and black currants, earthy, medium full bodied, dried spices. 93+ to maybe 94pts.

I didnd;t get much of this, just enough to know it was pretty awesome. Dense and structured, deep berries, smokey, sauvage, minerals, charcoal, tensile on the palalte, loved it. Wish I'd have gotten a bit more! 94 to 94+pts.

Drank a small glass from magnum. Ths was a really fun bottle. It needed a little time to unwind. Deep, black cherry, blackberry, ripe and sinewy, juicy dark fruits infused with orange peel, with a floral aspect coming in later. Just a touch of heat at times. Thanks Brian! 92+ to 93pts.

Followed a glass over 2 hours plus. From 6L. There's a ton of old school character here, funky, saddle and saddle leather, deep dark fruits, but there is some taint lurking, it wavered in and out, but mostly it was there. Scored reserved.

Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass from magnum over an hour. Lovely, red raspberries, cherry, charcoal, grpahite and lots mineral character, full and layered, oak, good length.

Small glass over 30 minutes with my Honey Cake. Ultra ripe, apricots, orange peel, very sour, citrus zest, honey and spice. 91+pts.

Small taste. Nail polish remover, intense, blackberry liqueur, volatile. Did not work for me. No score.

Tasted. Raisin, baked plum, kirsch, volatile. No score.