1988 Wine

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 90 points: Dark chocolate and coffee darkness on the nose. Dry and firm but with a juicy sweetness running through it. Long and firm and powerful. (JH) 17+/20

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Gold color. Loads of dried pineapple and apple with honey and melons as well on the nose. Full-bodied medium sweet with lots of dried fruits on the palate. Long and lively. Almost exotic. Drink now. -JS

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Fragrant and generous, with beautiful rose petal-scented raspberry and red cherry aromas and flavors that linger enticingly on the long finish. A graceful wine. Best after 1994. 200 cases made.

Wine Spectator, 93 points: A solid wine, with wonderful structure for aging, but still closed and not giving much at this stage. Dark-ruby color, with smoke, berry and cherry aromas and flavors. Loads of velvety tannins, full body and a long...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Medium-gold color, with aromas of lemon tart, curd, piecrust and honey. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with bright acidity and a long, exciting finish. Balanced and refined.--'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink...