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1987 Chateau Canon (375 ml)
Canon made a lovely wine in the sometimes underrated 1987 vintage. Medium ruby, with a fragrant bouquet of black fruits and spicy oak, this supple...
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1989 Chateau la Gaffeliere
The 1989 displays an enthralling bouquet of black-cherries, spring flowers, minerals and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, it possesses good a...
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WA
90
1986 Chateau Clerc Milon
The 1986 Clerc Milon, which was still around 22 hectares at this time, is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. I l...
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WS
85
1981 Chateau Pichon Baron
The 1981 is overtly oaky, without any great depth or intensity. With average concentration of fruit, and somewhat short in the finish, this Pichon-...
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1984 Domaine Dubreuil Fontaine Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

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17
WA
89
WS
89
1988 Chateau L'Eglise Clinet
The 1988 is medium-bodied and admirably concentrated, with a nose of smoky oak and plums. It should be at its best between 1993 and 2002. RP87, WS89

1988 Speri Amarone Classico Vigneto Monte Sant'Urbano

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88
WS
92
1988 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Ex-Chateau
The 1988 Ducru is a medium-bodied wine, without the profound depth and sheer intensity of fruit of the 1989. Possessing high tannins and good ripe...
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1989 Chateau Calon Segur
Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. Just over a decade ago when I last tasted the 1989 Calon Se...
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93
1989 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

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95
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92
1986 Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Tasted at the property, the 1986 Cos d'Estournel, which was aged in 90% new oak and is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Caberne...
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WA
86
1986 Forts de Latour
This wine has consistently exhibited a great deal of oak and peppery, mineral-scented black currant fruit in its blossoming nose. In the mouth, it ...
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1987 Chateau Angelus
Ranked Grand Cru Classe A, Angelus is one of the best Saint Emilion in the appellation.

1983 Chateau Palmer
3eme growth of Margaux, Bordeaux. Chateau Palmer produces a sensuous wine of beauty.

WA
84
1966 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Except for the 1966 and 1870 vintages of Lafite-Rothschild, these wines were poured on virgin territory on my palate. Isn't it ironic that the mos...
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