Oaky nose. Slightly stinky/wee too. Some grapefruit. Very grapefruit palate. Clean and fresh. Nice, but probably a wine-lovers wine – perhaps a bit much for the general public?

Touch of greenness on the nose. A little fruit still poking out. The palate is silky on entry but surprisingly tannic on the finish. Highish acidity, but perhaps a little hollow or dilute in the middle? I kind of preferred this to the Grand Mayne but was in a minority of one.

A little darker in colour. Notable and offputting tinned asparagus nose and some slight dustiness in the background. This was notably chunkier and even more tannic. I found this hard to like – even quite austere. It does start to open up later and some of the stink blew off but then returned. Probably the youngest wine of the night. Needs a lot of time, assuming the fruit will match it.

Quite a mature colour. Slightly muted nose. Some greenness. The palate seems a little dilute but it's certainly drinking better than the first two wines right now. Relatively resolved. Narrower than the first two wines. Decent enough.

Deeper and younger colour than the Lanessan. Momre classic cedar/tobacco nose. Cleaner palate though some greenness comes in later. A crisp finish that lifts it above the Lanessan. Not a lot of character as such but a vibrant wine.

Big step up. Much classier nose - sophisticated, integrated and expensive. More oomph, power than the cru bourgeois, but retains it's balance, poise and freshness. Nice, but perhaps a sloane ranger – simple, a bit dull, but classy?

Lovely complex nose that contains some coconut and earth. While the Duhart Milon's refinement put this ahead initially, as the Lafon opens out it just has more to say.

Lovely and slightly fat crystalline fruit nose and even a touch of herbaceousness that I rather like. A clean and crisp palate with lovely balance. Doesn't try too hard and is he better for it. Perhaps a little monolithic at this stage. Most enjoyable though.