Timed Online Auction, 15 - 25 November 2024

Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Dark ruby with a black core. Rich and warm and attractively medicinal. Sweet and rich. Fresh finish. Very well balanced. Thicker in the middle than claret but not on the end. Black pepper.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18/20 (Jun 2011)

'The least impressive, but still a very great wine, is the dark garnet-hued 1980. Still a young wine at age 29, it exhibits massive earthy, meaty, bacon fat notes intermixed with notions of scorched earth, blackberries, currants, pepper, and spice. Full and rich with slightly rustic tannins, it has a good 20 years of life ahead of it.' - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 94+/100 (Jun 2009)

'Rich, sweet and silky, delivering a lovely mouthful of lush fruit flavors, centering around currant and plum, with hints of licorice and leather at the edges. Expands and deepens on the finish. Approachable now, but should continue to improve for years.' - Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 93/100 (Jan 1997)