6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
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CHâTEAU LéOVILLE-BARTON--VINTAGE 1986
SAINT-JULIEN, 2ME CRU CLASSé
LOT 601 AND 602: VERY GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS INTO NECK. LOT 603: VERY GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS: ELEVEN BASE OF NECK OR BETTER AND ONE TOP-SHOULDER
TASTING NOTE: IN CONTRAST TO THE ELEGANT, GRACEFUL, FINESSE-FILLED 1985 (WHICH MAY TURN OUT TO RESEMBLE THE CLASSIC 1953 IN 15 YEARS), THE 1986 IS A GREAT WINE, BUT SO, SO BACKWARD AND TANNIC. THIS HUGE, DENSE, MEDIUM- TO FULL-BODIED WINE EXHIBITS TREMENDOUSLY RICH, CLASSIC, WEEDY, BLACK CURRANT FRUITINESS WITH AIRING, AND BOASTS THE JUDICIOUS USE OF NEW OAK BARRELS. THE TANNINS ARE ELEVATED, BUT THEN THIS IS A SERIOUSLY CONCENTRATED, OLD-STYLE, INTENSE WINE FOR LONG-TERM CELLARING. THE MORE I TASTE THE 1986 LEOVILLE-BARTON, THE MORE IMPRESSED I BECOME WITH THE WINE'S EXTRAORDINARY POWER, DENSITY, AND RICHNESS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A WINE FOR READERS SEEKING IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION. ALTHOUGH SPECTACULAR, IT REQUIRES ANOTHER 5-6 YEARS OF CELLARING. IT WILL EASILY LAST FOR HALF A CENTURY. 92 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
SAINT-JULIEN, 2ME CRU CLASSé
LOT 601 AND 602: VERY GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS INTO NECK. LOT 603: VERY GOOD APPEARANCE. LEVELS: ELEVEN BASE OF NECK OR BETTER AND ONE TOP-SHOULDER
TASTING NOTE: IN CONTRAST TO THE ELEGANT, GRACEFUL, FINESSE-FILLED 1985 (WHICH MAY TURN OUT TO RESEMBLE THE CLASSIC 1953 IN 15 YEARS), THE 1986 IS A GREAT WINE, BUT SO, SO BACKWARD AND TANNIC. THIS HUGE, DENSE, MEDIUM- TO FULL-BODIED WINE EXHIBITS TREMENDOUSLY RICH, CLASSIC, WEEDY, BLACK CURRANT FRUITINESS WITH AIRING, AND BOASTS THE JUDICIOUS USE OF NEW OAK BARRELS. THE TANNINS ARE ELEVATED, BUT THEN THIS IS A SERIOUSLY CONCENTRATED, OLD-STYLE, INTENSE WINE FOR LONG-TERM CELLARING. THE MORE I TASTE THE 1986 LEOVILLE-BARTON, THE MORE IMPRESSED I BECOME WITH THE WINE'S EXTRAORDINARY POWER, DENSITY, AND RICHNESS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A WINE FOR READERS SEEKING IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION. ALTHOUGH SPECTACULAR, IT REQUIRES ANOTHER 5-6 YEARS OF CELLARING. IT WILL EASILY LAST FOR HALF A CENTURY. 92 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, BORDEAUX BOOK, 3RD EDITION # B1 (JAN 1998)
6 MAGNUMS PER LOT
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