Dark red. Day 1: a bit shy nose with sweet and cool dark fruit, but also some bitterness. In the mouth it is very high pitched showing a bit of heat as well as pepper and juniper bitterness. Day 2: much better with a more open and seducing nose with the typical lush Morlet fruit. Also in mouth this is better balanced and less bitter. More tightly wound that the En Famille which I actually enjoyed more.

Dark red. Dark and spicy nose with cherries, pepper and cinnamon. Dark fruited and spicy pinot showing just a bit of heat.

Dark red. Nice nose with blackberries, blackcurrant, cinnamon and smoked meat. In the mouth this clearly acts as a very young wine with plenty of fruit and tannins. A couple of hours of air makes it appear pretty balanced and nice to drink. Probably bigger than the 2004 HSS, but not as approacheable at the moment. 95++.

Very dark red. Very typical CNDP nose with stables, hints of cheese, loads of mature cherries, garlic and pepper. Smooth and polished in the mouth and a long peppery aftertaste. Very enjoyable and fine QPR, but not as amazing as the Marcoux.

Dark purple. Nice nose of cherries and some spicyness. Very young, but pure and easy to drink. Great potential for development.

Terrific bottle of classy white corton, but not on par with the excellent 04, which is more complex. This however has great balance so maybe in time it will become more interesting and not just very enjoyable.

Light yellow. Really classy nose with hints of butter and roasted hazelnuts, nice minerality and vibrant grapefruit acid. A really nice glass of wine.

Light yellow. Restrained nose with light yellow fruit, lemon and hints of nuts. Very vibrant wine with a steely and acidic personality in the best possible sense. This is a very different animal from the exotic 2006. I really liked it - food wine - again in the best possible sense.

Drank one from a big burg glass where it seemed to lack definition - a pleaser, but structureless. From a smaller glass (zalto universal) it was much more delineated. Nuts, butter, yellow fruit. Round, pleasing, yet nice structure. Good qpr.

A stellar bottle of wine. Light yellow. Very intense and precise with plenty of stony minerals and a long vibrant aftertaste.

Dark red. Typical 05/laurent nose that seems more syrah than pinot with (cool) blackberries. Spicy palate and plenty of oak, but retains poise and freshness. A pleasure to drink.

Great pure red color. Nice nose of cherries, some soy and spices. Round and nice mouthfeel - surprisingly accessible at this time. Another great 05.

Still quite young, but unmistakeably Ponsot CdlR with forrest floor, sweet tobacco, leather, earth and gunpowder intermingled with light sweet cherries in a delicate, yet intense and persistent framing.

Dark red. Nice and forthcoming cherry nose with hints of cinnamon and caramel from the oak. In the mouth it has a nice structure with some fine tannins. It is a bit short, but otherwise has plenty stuffing. Much more open, but also less potent than the 2006 I had last year.

Dark red. Nice nose of dense, but pure, mature cherries, spice and a little warmth. Nice juicy palate and spicy aftertaste.

Dark red. Very young nose of intense and pure red cherries. Not much else on palate, but the quality of the fruit is formidable and the potential for further development huge. Wait another 5-10 years.

Very dark. Sweet and very deep nose of dark cherries, blackberries, raisins, smoke, cedre, clove, anis, cinnamon and orange peel. Very intense and concentrated, yet with good lift and a relatively light mouthfeel. Very young with sligtly bitter tannins and a long aftertaste. A sleeping monster...

I think this was the greatest Mr. K I've had until now. Darkisk yellow. Vibrant and intense nose of peach, orange peel and coconut. Great intensity in mouth. Sweet and fat, yet vibrant. Very nice - could have easily killed the half bottle myself.

Bottle variation!? This is my first bottle of this and have to say that for this bottle the 79 RP rating doesn't make any sense... It was dark red - looked very young. It has a massive nose of pure dark blackcurrants, pine needle (is this what RP calls green) and some sweetness. In the mouth the fruit appers very young. Also there is fine tannins and a long aftertaste. Seems to me like a delicious wine with a long life ahead of it. My sister-in-law brought this and I drank it unaware of the low RP rating. It was christmas eve and my judgment might have been clouded, but I still cannot understand that this should be 79p with all of those mediocre cabs getting 85-90p all the time...