WineSpectator Review:
Glorious aromas. Dark ruby red. Wonderful perfumes of flowers, berry and lilac. Fullbodied, with silky tannins and a long and pretty finish. Balanced. Class in a glass. Just as I remember.
Parker Review:
Cassis, cedar, spice box, minerals, and vanillin are all present, but this opaque black/purple Pauillac has yet to reveal secondary nuances given its youthfulness. It exhibits huge tannin, unreal levels of glycerin and concentration, and spectacular sweetness and opulence. Nevertheless, it demands another decade of cellaring, and should age effortlessly for another seven or eight decades. I have always felt the 1982 Mouton was perfect, yet this immortal effort might be capable of lasting for 100 years!
Tanzer Review:
Saturated dark red. Pure, subtle, highly aromatic nose of currant, cedar, eucalyptus and exotic oak. Wonderfully silky and opulent, with utterly compelling innermouth perfume and chewy depth. Showing spectacularly today and hiding its rocksolid underlying structure. The great finish shows extraordinary aromatic complexity and subtlety, along with big, dusty, fine tannins. This wine is a nobrainer a clear knockout now and capable of going on for another two or three decades.
