Very impressive wine, full of fruit, alcohol, tannin and acidity, fabulous colour with rich Cabernet Sauvignon aroma.
Every reason to believe this is going to be a highly satisfactory vintage.
It needs decanting and time in the glass, still very tannic.

Despite having a poor start to the growing season, 1978 was harvested late but in ideal conditions. This is a wine of great character and finesse, well balanced fruit and richness, has given the wine long development of flavour and fragrance

Attractive colour with a lively and interesting blackcurrant bouquet, less tannic than many Pauillac, this wine has emphasis on fruit and suppleness.

The greatest vintage of Cheval Blanc since 1947, ideal growing conditions, produced a wine of great character, rich bouquet, elegant and stylish.

Good colour, mature red brown rim, perfect bouquet, good fruit, sweet but dry finish

Mature in appearance with a nose of lovely cedar pencils full of fruit lots of tannin, warm and ripe redcurrant scent

One of the most sumptuous and sensual of Medoc wines, lovely fruit, dazzling aroma and amazing bouquet, dry tannic finish.

This is an attractive, garnet coloured, full-bodied wine that has a smooth smouldering mellow flavour. It displays great finesse and complexity of structure.

Impressively ripe, rich and concentrated wine with fine colour, stunning creamy-ripe fruit, great finesse and a wonderful spicy complexity.

A wine of full rich fruit and chewy character, this vintage benefited from longer maturation which produced a wine of enormous charm.

Deep colour with complex cassis and stone-fruit flavours, with rich vanilla oak nuances. The wine is full-bodied but supple.

Deep black cherry intensity, crisp, pure blackcurrant aroma. Overall dry and concentrated.

Deep and rich classic wine, with good depth of colour, fragrant, beautiful bouquet, refreshing dry finish.

A rich flavoursome and attractive wine full of body, violet tinged, nose crammed with fruit and mouth-watering acidity.

Supple, stylish medium to full-bodied wine, a chocolatey-violet character, develops quickly and ages gracefully.

Good fruit, this Latour is impressively deep and intense. It has a harmonious nose and a delicious flavour with excellent length.

Fragrant and spicy, rich velvety, sweet nose, ripe fruit with perfect balance.

Deep, crisp black-fruit aroma opening up voluptuously, supple tannins which are rich with a smoky oak complexity.

Lovely rich velvety colour, with a gingery nose, which develops into a very concentrated rewarding wine to keep.

Fully evolved nose, sweet rich lovely fruit and oak.

Deep youthful, beautiful cedar nose, good fruit, dry finish.

Appealing fruit and refreshing acidity, full rich flavour with oaky nuances.

Deep purple-coloured wine of seductive character, showing inimitable Lynch Bages fragrance and vivacity.

Typically fragrant, touch of raspberry, well evolved, good uplift of crisp fruit, great finesse and a wonderful spicy complexity.

Soft, sweet, fragrant with good tannins. This wine is silky-textured, well balanced and seductive.

Deep hefty fruit laden on the nose and palate, dry finish, good ageing potential.

Nice flavour, style, weight, tannic texture. Deep and plummy sweet nose, interesting mouthfull

Dark damson –coloured full bodied and intensely flavoured wine is complex, classy and aromatically stunning.

Dark and fruity with a herbal complexity

Very deep, rich, good fruit, sweet chewy, very tannic.

Fragrant crisp, blackcurrant fruit, soft attractive fruit, good length.

Nice wine, good fruit, firm tannins

Aroma of raspberry and cedar, lovely fruit, sweet slightly chocolaty, rich and chewy.

Fairly deep, a very forthcoming nose, sweet and rich, fairly substantial, a good 97.

A pleasant, medium-deep appearance, slighty chocolatey nose, full flavoured, touch of mocha.

Deep colour, rich with a lovely sweetness, the Chamolue family have made a good wine here.

Good fruit and flesh, this is one of the most prized wines in the Medoc after the firsts.

Very deep, a spicy, oaky, tannic wine but full of fruit.

Wine with rich colours and opulent aromas, quintessence of class, complexity and finesse.

Very deep, velvety; fragrant, spicy, rich, tannic, good length.

Substantial power and concentration. Very attractive fruit and flavour, good texture, elegant.

Intensely coloured, full bodied, complex wine packed with cassis, plum and black-cherry flavours.

Deep velvety, butterscotch sweetness on the palate, firm tannins and oaky.

Dark fruity wines, rich, packed with summer fruits and cedarwood.

Dense, firm-fruited nose, giving lots of flavour, impressive wine, well crafted structure.

Woody, elegant nose, deep colour with tints of garnet. Aromas of red fruit, morello cherries and blackberries.

Ripe, dense fruit flavours with lovely woody cedar bouquet.

Medium to full-bodied, stunningly rich in fruit and oak, with intense cedarwood and tobacco overtones, seductive and full of finesse.