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Vintage | Wine 1986 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Estèphe |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Guerin Bellevue |
Country | France |
Haut Medoc
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1986
Richebourg
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU LA TOUR DU PIN FIGEAC 1986
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU GRAND CORBIN DESPAGNE 1986
Saint Emilion
Pauillac
Saint Julien
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU 1986
Saint Julien
Richebourg
Pomerol
I must confess that my first, second, and most recent impressions of this vintage have varied. Then, after the 1988s came along I saw a certain similarity, linking the 1986s and 1988s as firm, relatively slow off the mark.