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Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This was only tasted after it had been open 3-4 hours. Riper fruits on the nose but unlike the 1990 with intact minerality and complicating notes of herb, mint, leather and dried date like fruit. Round and lush in the mouth though there is a bit of unripe bitter tannin here that dominates the finish somewhat. In the mouth the fruit has slightly exotic earth and tea components that are intriguing but this doesn't have the balance of the finest vintages. 2008-2015

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

I had never even heard of this before so big thanks To AG for making this possible. The nose opens with sweet aromatic wood, pine cone, toasted pignoli, light diesel smoke, pine bark, woodsy to say the least but lovely, lovely woods on a cool autumn day. Very focused and crisp in the mouth with receding fruit and a weight a adore, lovely austerity. At peak maturity if not a day or two past but this just gains in the glass adding sweetness and depth with red fruits gaining ground on each passing sip until it is consumed.

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This had a wonderful nose of bright cherry and subtle sappy herbs edged with a touch of white pepper. In the mouth there is good richness and a light, elegant mouthfeel but I hoped for a bit more cute. The acidity was supportive but not as incisive as in other Voillots of the vintage. In all it's a fine village level wine, a great Borgogno but disappointing for what it is and what it costs. This should benefit from a brief stint in the cellar so lets say 2009-2012

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Ok so now we're going on 11:30 and need another bottle so this is popped and poured. A first a lovely nose with oysershells and cherry pits, warn wood, then building a sweetness on the nose. Structurally fairly resolved though absolute mouthfilling with a richness yet such balance that the wine remains silky in the mouth. great depth of fruit with a lovely bitter nuance offering contrast. really adds swetness in the mouth as well. This is perhaps the most espressive wine of the evening and the one wine that we caught at precisely the right time to drink this bottle. Exceptionally transparent and continuously evolving in the glass moving from strength to strength. fabulous.

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

paler and the bronziest of the bunch - classic nose, intense blackberry jam, tar, floral, saffron, pollen - big in the mouth still with some tannin to burn, slightly low acidity, mint and tarragon tinged cherry and orange rind fruit in the mouth, finish is a touch tough at first but smoothes out and lengthens with airing, turns tarrier and really developes a citrussy lemon verbena/dried citrus peel top note, fleshes out wonderfully with air. CdP at peak and the best of the bunch tonight

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Powerful nose with deep minerally limestone notes, crisp fruits, freshly tanned leather, hint of ripe herb over a pool of very ripe dark berry fruits. Mouthfilling with lovely ripe acidity framing dark fruits. Very structured midpalate with vibrant acidity that supports a long finish of red fruit that turns dark and tarry. At peak and firmly mature with great freshness, one of my favorite CCR and this shows why.

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This realy offered up an impressive nose from the get go with red and black fruits, great minerality. fresh porcini, nettles and a slight peppery spice edge, and a tinge of autumn wood smoke. Layered, complete and intriguing. In the mouth this offered lovely restraint with a resolved texture that framed rich and pure earth tinged fruit with great deliniation. Again this could be called a touch simple though there were ample notes of dried herb leaning towards mint and laurel. This evolved slendidly with a very seductive entry, lovely ripe tannins and integrated acidity that created a poised package that offered less weight than many baroli but was complete. It was so taut across the midpalate i could have played quarters on my tongue. I wish I had more of this yet this was my last, i hink... 2008-2014

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

Pretty dark with just a bit of lightening to the edge. For a few hours this exhibited an extreme menthol, pine balsam, insecticide nose that obscured any other notes. Eventually some tar and tobacco notes emerged that were later joined by dusty tree bark. In the mouth the wine is taut and tight with gritty tannins and huge power. This never really opened in stark contrast to the last bottle which evolved into a lush and subtle example. This bottle needs another decade.

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This was even darker than the 1974 with a dark stewed character on the nose and some bitter, leafy greens notes. With time the dark, almost coal like minerality pops out with a touch of old tootsie roll and carob adding interest and leading to the development of a very fudgy nose. This really had a lovely texture with everything integrated yet balanced, a sense of elegance and proportion with a long finish that reveals echos of the earth, old wood, and spicy red berry fruit that used to populate the palate. Again a bottle with less than ideal fill, very high shoulder but one that retains a very fine sense of what it was and still offers some enjoyment.

Gregory Dal Piaz's Review:

This offers up initial blast of alcohol and creamy oak. In the mouth this starts out bitter and tight with intense, slightly smoky strawberry jam with lots of gingerbread tones and a touch of motor oil. This remains a touch hot and seemingly not open. Tight and tough with substantial tannins and that worrying touch of bitterness. Very very extracted with tobacco and coffee dominating the finish. I assume I have caught an angry bottle and will defer rating until I can try it again but based on this I greatly prefer the 2004.