Beautiful color with very very thin clearing around the rim. To my inexperienced nose, a classic 'Bordeaux Nose' with maybe a touch of earthy tones. Pencil tip, cigar box, spices, even flowery aromas are all there. Smooth and elegant. Not much fruit as such, but very concentrated, savory and forward.
Some tannins still leave a bitterish touch to the finish.
Great accompaniment to the veal-tongue and the cheese plate. Very long aftertaste, developing in the mouth and quite complex. Medium body, silky smooth texture, long impressive 'legs', lots of extract. Extremely well balanced, a bit too tannic for an otherwise completely open wine. I liked it very much, though Dorit said it cannot match the Latour '78 we had not long ago.