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..amazing nose of sweet tobacco, orange peel, cigar box & exotic fruit. Lots of tar too. Full-bodied, with exotic and spicy flavors that are slightly decadent and funky, but wild & wonderful, from leather to dried fruits. Just a baby, too..
...a terrific nose of charcoal, blackberries, cassis, tobacco, minerals, and spice. This brilliantly-focused, medium to full-bodied 1998 already reveals a boatload of complexity as well as a remarkably long finish.
...aromatic nose combines plum, tobacco, tar, leather and game. Dense, rich and stuffed with flavor; shows a compelling subtle sweetness and a meaty component from the superripe merlot. But here, too, there no shortage of verve.
...Scented and very subtle on the nose. Very definitely Pessac-Léognan on the nose. A sweet start but a very dry appetising finish. Really racy. Dances.