1985 - An Excellent Vintage (5 Star Rating) 

 Weather conditions:
An early spring followed by a very hot summer and a windy autumn. Early harvest

Colour:
Deep intense red, with fine hues of maturity.

Bouquet:
Neat, highly elegant and very inviting. The fruit evolved in perfect balance with the moss and the "goudron" of the tertiary compounds.

Taste:
The tannin has softened all its roughness and spreads itself on a strong body, soft and involving. The palate gives the sensation of fullness and warmth, that lead to an aftertaste of great harmony and elegance.

Alcohol content:
13,7%

Total acidity level:
5.9 g/l

Dry extract:
27.3 g/l

Polyphenols:
74.5 C

The organoleptic and chemical analyses were carried out  at Col d'Orcia in September 2003