Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at retail
Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine cellar
Top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at retail
Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at retail
Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill
Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased at retail
Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner
Light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue
Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Obtained by inheritance
Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue
Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit
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An enormously concentrated, massive Mouton-Rothschild, comparable in quality, but not style, to the 1982, 1959, and 1945, this impeccably made wine is still in its infancy.
...amazing aromas of mushrooms, mint, minerals and dark berries. It boasted a fully body of ultra richness and extraordinary length and beauty. It had an almost chiseled precision to the quality with fabulous length.
Ageless, yet balanced. Black color. Mint, mineral, berry and cherry. Full-bodied, chewy and tight. Long, long finish. A great, great wine.
..Tightly wound and classic, with fabulous acids contributing to its powerful spine. Wonderfully pure and intense, with great verve and grip. But still quite locked up, and hiding its density. Finishes firmly tannic and extremely long...
...perhaps a note of licorice again. Thick, deep, brooding, this wine hardly seems to have changed over the last 15 years. Very, very dry with lots of tannin on the finish...
Deserving its reputation as outstandingly the best '86...a spectacular wine from my first encounter in 1989...Most recently, tasted blind: intense, still youthful; high toned, fragrant; earthy, fleshy, good flavour and length. 2012-2030.