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Vintage | Wine 1985 |
Classification | Médoc - 3ème Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Margaux |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Cantenac Brown |
Country | France |
BOUCHARD AINE ET FILS Les Abesses 1985
Côte de Beaune Villages
Margaux
Saint Estèphe
Pessac Leognan
Pauillac
Haut Medoc
CHÂTEAU LA TOUR HAUT BRION 1985
Pessac Leognan
CLOS ROUGEARD - Les Poyeux 1985
Saumur Champigny
Graves
(This vintage) seems to encapsulate all that is good about Bordeaux, whe wine, not the city: its weight, its balance, its character. It is certainly my favourite vintage of this splendid decade typifying claret at its best.