Lush and rich, the Semillon was dominant here. Medium body and acidity with citrus and melon fruit. Expected this to be over the hill, but it was drinking nicely.

An elegant chardonnay with apple and lemon fruit, medium body and acidity and a long (30+ sec) finish. Textbook white Burgundy.

The wine has an Old World frame with ample levels of earth and acidity, but its origin kicks in with rich and ripe blackberry fruit that even has a hint of sweetness on the finish.

This wine was a big surprise for me, given the vintage and the competition of the evening. A New World styled St Emilion, with little earth, lower in acidity, and lush currant fruit. Drinking at its peak right now and a great value.

Currant, plum, and cherry fruit, with higher acidity than most Napa cabs, and still some tannin to resolve, but still was smooth and drank well. Will likely improve in the future.

Ripe dark fruit and some obvious oak on a full bodied frame. Seemed a little overripe compared to the other wines at the tasting. Had this wine previously, and I preferred it more last time. Also prefer the 04 to this vintage.

This is not Bordeaux? If drinking blind, I would have immediately guessed that. Lots of earthiness, dark fruit of currants and black cherry, with silky tannins, and plenty of acidity to create the Old World style. Drank fabulous on this night.

A very reserved Bordeaux that features elegance. It is surprisingly light bodied and the finish is shorter than expected. It did pick up some weight about an hour after it was opened (this was not decanted as we ran out of decanters). It displayed a lovely complex and balanced palate, just in a somewhat muted way. An academic wine rather than a hedonistic one.

A fairly big Bordeaux, medium to full bodied, with just a touch of earth, and the typical somewhat hard dark fruit of St Estephe, with notes of graphite and a mineral edge. A very nice classic Bordeaux that is probably at its peak right now

This tasted better right after opening rather than after 1.5 hours of decanting and then 2 hours in an open bottle (about 90 pts at the tasting). Full bodied dark cherry and currant fruit, and medium to high acidity. There was some heat on the long finish. Had some left over the next day and it was much better at 92-93 points.

A nice golden color, showing it has a little age now. Nicely balanced between sweetness and acidity. Apricot, honey, and orange marmalade fruit, a little sweeter than expected, but not cloying with a long finish. A solid Sauternes.