($85-$109) Red-ruby. Ripe aromas of plum, currant, lead pencil and milk chocolate. Sweet but penetrating and gripping, with lovely clarity of flavor and terrific thrust. Classic claret, with lovely fruit and a very long, ripely tannic finish. A compelling example from this very elegantly styled vintage.

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Very, very full and rich and round. Anthony Barton loves it – the first wine he made in the post-Uncle Ronald era. Lovely now.

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Anthony Barton's 1985 may turn out to be a remake of the chateau's splendid 1953. Deep ruby/garnet with a complex, complete, and intense bouquet of sweet, superripe, curranty fruit, minerals, cedar, spice, and baked herbs, this medium-bodied wine has exceptional balance, fine length, gobs of fruit, and soft tannin in the velvety finish. This classic claret is a joy to drink. Last tasted, 9/97.

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An austere wine that's a touch earthy with a slightly metallic edge and meager fruit. May be in a dumb stage and could grow out of it surprisingly well. Firm and tight, but starts to open up on the finish.--Cabernet Challenge.

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Excellent. Drinking very well now if you enjoy mature wines. Cedar truffle smell. Royal red fruit. Tannins resolved.