Wine with Bok 10/10
Again, intense dark fruits, vanilla and cigar box. The palette is terrifyingly young! Light dark fruits, tannic and acidic. This eternal vintage, when will it come around to be ready to drink? 26 years and not even ready, it can easily last another 30-40 years in my opinion. I can feel the fruits are very hidden, it will take time to reveal its true color, but whether the wine is still in balance over the next few decades I’m not experienced enough to judge.
Decanter - 95 points
Vibrant deep colour, this has masses of spice box and minerals on the nose. Of course, the 86 was famous for its power and tannic structure and this is still muscular and foursquare, but the tannins are beginning to yield and soften. Very fresh acidity and classic sweet cassis fruit with notes of minerals, underbrush and tobacco. Very pure and long. Impressively, the wine had been decanted two hours previously and was still evolving in the glass more than an hour later. (12/2015)
Specifications
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-Region | St Estephe |
| Classification | 2nd Growth Medoc |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Grape | Cabernet / Merlot |
| Volume | 750ml |
| ABV | 12.5% |
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