Opens darker than the wines around it, not POX but advanced. Honeycomb oak and buttery chardonnay fruit, slight roasted pineapple, a coarseness to the finish. Advanced 17.25.

Pale, with a very typical Morey-Coffinet signature of lemony fruit and gunflint. The richness of the vineyard is overlain by the "Coche-like" smoke and gunflint. Very complex, with some heat that should subside and let the fruit shine. Wonderful tension, I loved it 18.5<19.

DG's bottle and like me he has seen a few of these. Pale gold in colour with mandarin peel, citrus oil and rich yellow stone fruits, ripe citrus and tangy orange peel. The classy RP&F oak sits over all else at the finish. I have opened bottles like this, that needed a day to open and show their exotic tangy fruit profile. Decant and be patient 18.25<18.75.

I struggled to find where this 1er cru vineyard was located so I consulted a map. It's in Volnay, but benefits from some creative cartography to claim the Meursault Appellation. Ignore what the French say, Volnay it is. Pale under Diam 10, with a nose of white peach and pear, and a delicious drink as per the house style from F&LP. Long lemon, white nectarine, peach and pebble finish. Delicious and harmonious, in the house style, but not to be opened after a heavyweight WB 18.25.

My second taste of this wine and this bottle confirms my previous opinion, this was picked too late. Darker than the F&LP shared beside it, but not excessively so. Initially tight, then yellow stone fruits, peach, nuts, some banana and yellow nectarine. Fleshy, with the minerality of the vineyard only appearing at the tail of the finish. Picked too late, and with the oak overwriting the vineyard character and the fruit. I's a Remoissenet before all else and lovely to drink now or soonish, but without the tension and precision expected from this vineyard, drink now 18.

Very pale for its age, probably due to the Diam 30 closure. Tight, but with a classic P-M signature of lemon citrus, white flowers and stone fruits, with a positive herbal overlay. Similar palate, also tight plus gun flint, lily's, and a long citrus infused and smokey finale. Next to Le M, immediately below CM, this is a glorious wine in need of another decade, and with enormous potential, 2030? 19.25<?.

Pale gold in colour, with a refined nose showing the classic RP&F honeycomb oak overlay. On the palate the wine is fleshy and agreeable, delicious but without the highlights we expect based on previous vintages. Fleshy and flashy, it is a delicious wine but lacks the cut of acidity required for old bones and greatness. Suspect RP&F are now picking riper fruit. Ready 2025 18.5.

A Volnay Caillerets brought to the table to accompany three white burgundy Cailleret, so a wonderful coincidence, again. Deep scarlet in colour with a floral, almost VR, nose of red flowers and cherry. Lovely mouth feel and length, needs 5 years more to show at best 18.25.

Baileys Dry Red Shiraz Vat 56 1953 vintage. Wow, dense black red with scarlet meniscus. Initially its prunes and menthol but with time in the glass red/black berries and coffee. 70 years in the bottle and still a monster. What a great privilege to share and thank you Ray 18.25, but 20.25 for integrity and interest.