1998 Guigal Cote Rotie "La Landonne"

Nose of campfire, creosote, floral, subtle peach, olive, briar and pepper.
Palate shows scorched earth, olive, creosote and bacon fat....I am speechless....so weightless, ethereal, and balanced!
Finish is never ending.......I puposely waited 5 minutes and could still clearly taste the campfire, olive, and creosote........AWESOME! 100 points

1999 Chateau d'Armailhac

Nose of spice, forest floor, leather, cedar, cassis and a real subtle hint of orange zest
Palate shows wet leather, tobacco, beautiful cassis and black currants with medium tannin and acid
Finish is medium with sweet tobacco, cedar, saddle leather, moss, wet leaf, and pure aged black raspberries.
I don't find this to be bretty at all.....this is complex aged bordeaux... 92points

1999 Chateau Beaucastel

Drank this at a restaurant last night so this is all from memory...
Very complex nose...leather, cedar, vibrant fruit
Palate is complex and layered with a long finish.......great wine 93 points

1999 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova

This is my 6th bottle of this and it just continues to deliver....
Nose of blood, iron, smoked/cured meat, spice, savoury sour cherries and saddle leather
Palate shows iron, minerals, licorise, dried blood, tar, charcouterie, and sour cherries and strawberry creamsicle with medium tannin and medium + acid
The finish shows bitter shaved chocolate, wet leather, subtle pipe tobacco and blood, iron, soprassatta, and sour cherries. This is so layered and complex.....wow just such great wine. The finish comes in waves and keeps coming. 96 Points

2006 Les Vignerons d'Estézargues Côtes du Rhône Villages Signargues La Granacha Vieilles Vignes

nose of black raspberry, garrique, pommegranate and smoke
Palate shows tart red and black fruit with underbrush, herb de provence and medium tannin and medium+ acid
Finish is medium with pommegranate, garrique and blueberry

2004 Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin

This was tight and not giving a whole lot when opened. We decanted this for about 45 minutes and out came some nice beet, earth, pomegranate and minerals. This is very nice wine but you can tell this is from a bit of a leaner year.....the mid-palate is a bit thin but the finish lengthens with additional air. Nice pinot! 90 points

1989 Chateau Meyney

Nose of mushroom, wet leather, earth, forrest floor, cherry and currants
Palate shows black currants, cherries, earth, moss, cigar box, spice, nutmeg, and sweet pipe tobacco with medium tannin and acid.
Finish is medium+ with tobacco, black fruit, leather, cedar and moss...
Wow..this is really integrated and seemless! 95 points

2003 Santa Brigida IGT

Nose of strawberries, raspberies, iron and violets. Palate has such beautiful fruit.....red currants, raspberries and chocolate covered strawberries. The finish is medium+ with blueberry and some noticeable unintegrated acid that will hopefully resolve with some age. 91+points

1999 Pecina Rioja Reserva

Dark ruby colour with a brick rim
Nose shows subtle vanilla, lush cherry, lavendar, strawberry, earth, cedar, and after about 1 hour in the decanter I get some butterscotch and toffee notes.
The palate shows pure red fruit....strawberries, iron, blood, red currants with medium tannin and acid.
The finish is long with forest floor, dried blood and pure red fruit. This is complex, layered and seamless....wow! 93+ points