Salmon pink in colour. Fresh strawberry fruit. On the sweeter side, not much depth but highly quaffable.

Floral, aromatic nose with low acid - had to be a Rhone blend but so tropical that I was wondering if it could be a new-world. Strange mix of tropical fruit, banana, mango, pineapple and a slightly distracting mint note. This was much fresher than the 2012 last week but still wasn’t a fan unfortunately.

Guessed ‘09 St Aubin. Dark yellow and a little cloudy in appearance. Was wondering if this could be Chenin but the Chardonnay nose emerged as the wine warmed up. Classic, old-school white burgundy from a warmer vintage; buttery texture with slightly honeyed, tropical fruit.

Guessed Chenin but said I wouldn't be surprised if it was a warmer year Burgundy. Much better than the Montmains alongside. Ripe but with sufficient acidity and tension. Nevertheless far from a textbook Chablis.

A little flabby and lacked structure next to the Forets. Creamy, tropical fruit that didn't point me to Chablis. Not the best showings for these two M-Ns.

Intense, floral aromatics on each fresh pour. Had slightly coarse tannins and cool fruit so guessed 2013 Volnay. ‘11 shrillness took over with air unfortunately.

Thought this was advanced (guessed 06/08 modern Barolo) but judging from previous notes, seemed like it showed correctly. Even though this didn’t show overt oak use on the nose, thought it was still awfully modern with prominent oak tannins and extraction on the palate. Distracting herbal, liquorice notes, plummy finish. A wine that’s too sturdily built for its own good

Another modern maker with more obvious vanilla notes and intrusive alcohol that clocked in at 15.5%. Guessed modern 2015 Sangiovese but understood why some guessed Californian. Less tannic and fresher than La Spinetta alongside with cranberry fruit, but still not my preferred style of Barolo.

Obviously Alsace from the bottle shape, guessed 2018 from the freshness and overt red fruit. Gently extracted with some appealing VA on the nose, soft but tea-like tannins.

My contribution, quite natty on opening with nail polish and VA so served this later. Guesses were all over the place from Bordeaux to Syrah but someone managed to nail this as a Bojo. Some earthiness, tart raspberry fruit that took time to come into balance. Last glass was the best as the wine gained structure with air.

Guessed modern 2009 right-bank Bordeaux, was pleasantly surprised on reveal. Ripe blackcurrant fruit without any greenness. Deep dark fruit undertones, some cassis and mocha notes but not overdone. A wonderfully fresh expression of a Cab, as is the norm with Napas from this era.

Not blind, didn’t take more than a sip. Sweet, confected cassis fruit. Dense and monolithic with an inky texture. One of the worst wines I’ve tasted this year.