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Saturday, August 19, 2023 - Deeply concentrated garnet in the glass, with only a small bit of brickish rim variation. Brilliant color for a 42 year old wine.

Intense aromas which highlight secondary notes that keep evolving in the glass with every sip. Most prominent is fresh bay leaf. It’s incredibly intense and enfolds other notes, like mint and eucalyptus. Of the 5 first growths of the 1981 vintage, this was the most powerful and the most herbal.

Flavors kindly follow the nose, with red plum and tart cherry underneath the bay leaf and botanicals.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium plus acidity, along with a front-of-mouth, medium plus tannic structure that enfolds the mouth from the sides of the gums up and over to the front. Powerful and intense for 42 years.

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