Corked.

Blind. 5th release. Apple, pear, lemon - pretty straightforward nose. Punchy bubbles with an aggressive bead. Sweet fruited, medium length and good persistence.

61 months on lees. Lemon, sesame, oats, toast and spice. Good character and interest early on. Intense on the palate, vinous and full bodied. Youthful with good depth and breadth.

Earth, strawberry, lemon and wax. Finely textured, with some sweetness from the fruit and some nicely tuned acidity cutting through. Like the mix of earthy and fruity elements here.

Blind. Orange peel, mandarin, herbal, mint and smoke. I like the mix of complexity on the nose, though the palate is a little bit soft through the middle and drifts away early on the finish.

Blind. Charcoal, smoke, lemon and wild herbs. Good intensity on the palate, some sweet fruit but plenty of acid power to match. Youthful with medium depth and good length, this was rather enjoyable.

Blind. Lime, guava, toast and lemon. Fresh and open on the nose and palate. It's very new world on the palate with the sweet fruit pushing to the front, but the power is controlled and it has enough texture to get away with it. A new one for me and well worth a try.

Blind. Oak, smoke and alcohol. Sweet and broad fruit, disjointed profile - really tough going. Surprising when revealed but this was well off the mark tonight.

Mandarin, orange, vanilla and pear. Textured on the palate with decent flavour depth but I wish it had a little more freshness. Suspect my bottle 5 years ago was closer to the peak!

Roses, smoke, charcoal, tar and violets, earthy and spicy - really lifts out of the glass. Textured, beautifully poised while still holding on to some grip and structure. So much savoury character to go with the lovely red fruit. Classic and showing absolute class and confidence. Wonderful.

Blind. Super perfumed - cherry, graphite and florals. More savoury on the palate, plenty of red and black fruits. Pretty tasty!

Stripped - a bit of TCA I think.

Blind. Punches hard - full on nose and palate with blueberry, apricot, blackberry and citrus peel. Supercharged flavour and density, you might say leave it for 10 years but it will probably still be a huge powerhouse so maybe just enjoy it for what it is now?

Blind. Musk, herbs, apricot and floral notes. Quite pretty aromatic lift. Lifted and pure on the palate as well, fine tannins with some sweetness but well controlled. Very young but lots to like.

Blind. Soapy florals, garrigue, smoke and pepper. Lifts up a notch on the palate with beautiful vibrant fruit, a great acid line and some savory complexity in the background. Great base level from this producer.

Herb, violets, cherry and light oak. Sweet fruited palate, fine tannins with some interest from the more herbal notes.

Apricot, lemon, peach, pear and yellow floral notes. Palate is resting very nicely, good toasty notes to go with very good acid line. In a really good spot at the moment but will clearly develop further.

Leathery, cherry, menthol, tobacco and charcoal on the nose. Palate is mild with that classic aged dry red character. Medium length. Holding up well though not setting off fireworks.

Lemon, orange, straw and apple. Palate is a nice mix of sweet fruit and some smoky flavour, though it does lean a little short overall.

Straw, toast, lemon, pear and melon. Sweet fruited, plenty of flavour depth and good carry. Nice mix of sweet and mineral. A while since I've had one of these but it reminded me that I like them.

Floral, oats, vanilla oak and spice on the nose. Palate shows off the wines class with lovely rich fruit and great depth. Long and showy but never overblown. Fantastic.

Smoke, spice, lime and apple on the nose. Medium bodied with decent depth and flow to it. Would like to revisit another time as it seems like nice value.