Party. Been hitting 1 to 2 bottles a day, and then a party. Now more variety:

Velvet Clicquot, Rose…

Champagne, meh.

Grade: C+

Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Saint Guirons, Pauillac, Red Bordeaux Wine, 1985, 12.5% abv.

Nose: low levels of darker fruits (red, black, blue) and medium earthy elements. Pretty straightforward and a bit surprised there is this amount of fruit. Gets more earthy with air time. Still too light.

Palate: medium body, quite free flowing (i.e. smooth, not viscous), overall red and black fruit, gets a bit spicey, black fruit popsicle, boiled legumes on later sips, back palate gets dry, spiced wood, but still mostly earth, hint of bacon, but watery. I wouldn't say linear but a bit simple and straightforward.

Finish: short, dry, spices, old fruit and fruit seeds, no alcohol.

Vernacular: nose shows mostly primary and tertiary. Medium body, light acidity, minimal minerality, tertiary, fine grained chalky tannins, no alcohol. Short finish, dry, tertiary.

Aged Bordeaux. Unfortunately it seems like it's on the downhill and doesn't offer much, a bit simple. Hosts said they lost money on this bottling.

Grade: C+

Chateau Margaux, Cabernert Sauvignon, 1989, 12.5% abv.

Nose: light dark fruit; reds, black, and blue; surprisingly a chint of mushroom and plastic with air time.

Palate: medium body, entry is more earthy and mushroom-y than anything but there is a light wild raspberry hiding in here. Then the mid palate shows mostly tart strawberries, surprisingly tart for this age… back palate shows more black and blueberries, more tart than the mid, no alcohol. Layman's "acidic". Closer to young than old. Showing well, but Margaux has been hit or miss for me from a preference standpoint.

Finish: long, dry, raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, currants, celery, tannins are stronger than expected.

Vernacular: nose shows light primary and medium tertiary. Medium body, medium acidity, tertiary elements, light minerality, fine grained tannins, no alcohol. Long finish, dry.

Much better than the 85 Grand Puy Lacoste prior. Quality of fruit is good, secondary and tertiary is still behind the fruit. Cork broke.

Grade: B-

Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, 2001, 12.5% abv.

Nose: light fruit, plums and blackberries, blueberry jam, a bit smokey, interestingly air time doesn't weaken it. Nice.

Palate: medium body, entry is spices, diluted olive juice, fruit skins, mid palate showing moderate fruit, with strawberries, old cherries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, diluted currants, apples; hint of sweet olives, hint of bread, hint of soil and mushrooms, back palate has everything accentuated from the mid palate and has no alcohol.

Finish: long, dry, can feel the tartness/tannins and fruit. Cheeks dry out. Surprised given the amount of black flakes hanging out in the bottle, but then again, lafite probably has many more years to go.

Vernacular: nose shows light primary and smoke. Medium body, medium acidity, low minerality, some tertiary, fine grained chalky and somewhat angular tannins, no alcohol. Long finish, dry, reflects palate.

Cork broke. Quite nice. Has more years, but peaking? I dunno.

Grade: B