Brilliant, absolutely wonderful energy, still vibrant. Citrus and some varnish notes.

Wowza, smoldering intensity, staggering complexity. I have had this wine a few times in the past 3 years, and this bottle was easily the most open and complex of the three.

Silky, mmm flint, tightly wound, savory, long, salty. Dancer is just awesome.

Insane density. Spearmint. Much discussion that is was so much more Montrachet than Chevalier in personality. Insanely impressive, long and poignant.

Sigh, deep color. A bit sherried and over the hill, especially on the nose. That said, the palate did have surprisingly nice acidity, although it was a bit burned/bitter on the finish.

I am pretty certain this was lightly corked, as I kept getting moldy notes on the nose and a somewhat stripped palate. That said, this was tough to pinpoint due to the austere 1986 personality of this wine (which is a very atypically masculine Pichon Lalande). Regardless, it was very austere and very 1986. Powerful and dark with tobacco and mint.

Epic, a perfect example of this LLC. Graphite and mineral, dark and brooding. This has never been a really generous wine, but this bottle was really rounding into form.

Smoky, sultry and sexy. Just delicious.

Deep, smoky, modern. Excellent acidity.

Mmm, deep, dusky and husky. This is going to be great in time.