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Nice to try a few wines by the same producer next to each other (or within a day or so...). The 2004 Bond Melbury was powerful, but I noticed some slightly green herbal notes (?!) I didn't think were possible with this level of extract... unless they managed to squeeze a few seeds in there... not great. The 2004 Bond St. Eden on the other hand was beautiful - black fruit, cocoa bean, dark chocolate, and a long, tannic finish. Great stuff. The 2006 Sea Smoke "Southing" Pinot Noir was beautiful, if not a bit more alcoholic than the bottle I had last week. Lovely red plum, currant and wild red berry fruit. Lots of spice... long finish, but needs a bit of time. The 2006 Sea Smoke "Ten" Pinot Noir, on the otherhand, was beautiful now, but needs a bit of time for the oak to integrate. Lovely wines... The 2001 Solaia was beautiful - cedary, dusty-dried leaves - classic for this wine. Still has lots of life left in it... almost a bit jammy still!