2. PICHON COMTESSE - lots of cheries, superb elegance, medium bodied, finesse, taste of raspberry drops. Formidable wine. 93p. 

3. COS D'ESTOURNEL - very ripe fruit with aromas of chocolate and cocoa. A bit tart on the palate but balance didn't suffer much. Quite elegant. A wine with confidence. 92p.

4. MONTROSE - very dark and dense. Chocolate, splendidly built together, luscious with stunning blance and long aftertaste. A really great bottle. 94p.

5. HAUT BRION - black ink, coffe, tart and sourish. Seemed a bit out of balance. Has started to decline. 88p.

6. HAUT BAILLY - fruit sweetness, medium body, advanced age. Had its peak several years ago. 88p.

7. MARGAUX - balanced wine with finesse, quite atractive on the nose but not so kind on the palate. 90p.

8. LAFITE - old, sherry-like, passed away. 0p.

9. LATOUR - dead and burried. 0p.

10. MOUTON ROTHSCHILD - same style as Margaux. 90p.

11. DURFORT VIVENS - from magnum, Danish bottled (Aalholm). Unfortunately bad bottle - old, uninspirring and taste of extracted coffee. 0p.

12. PONTET CANET - from magnum, Danish bottled. Coal black in colour(!), a lot of acidity here, ripe fruit but not quite in balance. Has this wine got some "help" from Rhone in terms of colour and concentration? 90p?