90-94 / 100
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Vintage | 1985 |
Rating | 90-94 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Haut Medoc |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | Less than 100 € |
Château | Sociando Mallet |
Country | France |
Sauternes
Saint Estèphe
BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS Clos des Argillières 1985
Nuits Saint Georges
Torgiano
Pessac Leognan
PANNIER Egerie de Pannier 1985
Champagne
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY DUCASSE 1985
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT BRION 1985
Pessac Leognan
Saint Julien
Another super wine from this cru bourgeois. Fresh and fine with tasty vanilla, cherry and spice character. It's full-bodied, but medium in tannins. Long, fine finish.
This vintage...seems to encapsulate all that is good about Bordeaux : its weight, its balance, its character.
It is certainly my favourite vintage of this splendid decade typifying claret at its best.
I am more than ever convinced that this is one of the most perfect vintages, both for drinking now and keeping.