Silky, rich and dense. Smooth as velvet. Lots of ripe red and black fruit, both sweet and slightly tart (black cherry and a little cranberry). Finishes with lots of length and super fine, integrated tannins.

Beautiful wine! Smoky, earthy nose with toast and tobacco. Soft and elegant, this comese across as a little more savory on the palate, though there's plenty of lush black and dark red fruit, too. Fine, silky-soft tannins on a lovely finish.

Soft, supple, and elegant; the structure that's usually present on these early on has softened a bit. Plum and cassis fruit. Finishes with good length, and a good amount of acid. Still could use some more time.

Sweet and slightly medicinal. Ripe red and black fruit, densely packed on the palate.

Candied fig and raisin. Sweet and pure, with a nice balance.

Lots of structure at the moment, with both tannin and acid coming across prominently. Nice fruit overall, and seems like this will age well.

Lovely, sweet and ripe nose, with a body to match. Grape, fig, flowers and raisin. Nicely balanced with good fresh acidity.

My notes are limited, but this was quite nice on both the nose and palate. Nicely balanced with a lengthy, balanced and structured finish.

Surprisingly fresh, with lots of sweet fruit still. Very elegant, with smooth integrated tannin, and a lovely lengthy finish.

Showing a little bit of heat. Not as fresh as the 1970 tasted alongside, but still some nice candied cherry fruit.

Showing more structure, acid, and a bit of fruit. I don't have detailed notes, but this was the favorite of a few folks at the tasting. Seems like it just still needs more time.

Hard to compare this to the 1970/1977/1983 we tasted alongside! Younger, sweeter, denser, and certainly more structured. It's got nice fruit and texture, and probably needs another 20 years of rest.