Audouzed for about 5 hours (slow oxygenation method). The cork was soaked through but came out in one piece. Top shoulder fill. Good color, no browning. A distinguished and mature nose with tobacco, leather and a hint of red fruit. Supple, smooth but also rather simple on the palate. Acid-driven at this point. A bit thin, certainly the result of the rain that diluted the 1976 harvest. Altogether a good wine and above expectations, but it definitely lacks the complexity and the power to be a true great wine. Eclipsed by the Gruaud-Larose 1976 I have tasted recently.

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