Like Otto, I have a soft spot for this vintage and this wine delivers the goods in spades.
Alluring youthful medium ruby with a little pink and rust in the edge. Textbook left bank Bordeaux nose of cedar, blood, lead pencil, sweet damp earth, oregano and briar over a solid backdrop of weedy blackcurrant fruit and savoury/caramel oak. This medium-bodied claret reveals a seductive silkiness on the front palate, gorgeous juicy blackcurrant fruit, subservient savoury oak, beautifully integrated, firmish chalky tannins, lovely cleansing acidty and a long, incredibly good, creamy "old vine" finish. A real surprise packet. Have not had a lot of experience with this Chateau over the years, but if tonight's performance is representative, a very good source indeed, that, in this instance, represents extremely good value for money in the current, somewhat overheated, local secondary market. 92 points. Drink now - 2017.