1985 Bordeaux Tasting 10 Wines+ 1986 Gruaud Larose+1967 Chateau Suduiraut
Lafayette, Ca.
Tasted Thursday, February 9, 1995 by bestdamncab with 121 views
Introduction
Ten years after the vintage tasting.
Flight 1 - 1985 and 1986 Bordeaux (11 Notes)
Showing the great vintage and many need time to peak.
Flight 2 - 1967 Sauternes (1 Note)
Lovely White Wine.
Closing
Great Vintage, Great Bordeaux, Lovely 1967 Suduiraut.
1985 Château L'Arrosée 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Nice, rich, fruity nose, soft, rich, berry taste, very rich and creamy tasting, lovely acid, great tannins but medium amount of soft tannins, long finish. My #1 and Group #8.
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1985 Château Olivier 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Rich and relly fruity on the nose and palate, real fruity noted twice, soft, slight tannins on the long finish. My #2 and Group #7.
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1985 Château Talbot 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nice, rich, jammy fruit on the nose, rich, lovely taste, good acid, soft and slight tannins, long finish. My #3 and Group #5.
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1986 Château Gruaud Larose 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Very rich, almost licorice fruit with lots of berrys, well balanced, medium, soft tannins, great acid, nice finish. My #4 and Group #11.
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1985 Château Gruaud Larose 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nice rich cherry and hint of licorice on the nose, medium body, lots of berry fruit, nice, simple, slightly harsh flavors in the mouth and finish due to tannins, medium/long finish. My #5 and Group #4.
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1985 Château Lynch-Bages 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Nice rich berry fruit and licorice, on the nose, sweet fruit on the palate, slightly harsh, almost ready to be great, sweet, long finish with medium amount of soft tannins. My #6 and Group #3.
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1985 Château Sociando-Mallet 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Nice cherry fruit on the nose, lots of rich fruit on the palate, good acid, touch astringent, long, long finish. My #7 and Group #9.
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1985 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Very herbal, barnyard, bark on the nose, very rich balanced fruit on the palate, medium body, viscous in the glass, medium balance and finish. My #8 and Group #2.
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1985 Château Léoville Las Cases 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nice rich cherry fruit on the nose, medium body, slightly soft on the palate, medium/long finish. My #9 and Group #1.
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1985 Château Léoville Barton 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Sweet cherry fruit on the nose, very fruity on the palate, slightly astringent due to medium amount of harsh tannins, needs 5 years to peak. My #10 and Group #10.
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1985 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) 84 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Lots of cherry fruit on the nose and palate, medium body, very rich, almost sweet taste, medium soft tannins on the finish. My #11 and Group #6.
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