Richard Mayson: A challenging growing season followed by perfect conditions during vintage; a few shippers declared; excellent color for a wine now 61 years old: a pink core with a thin browning rim. Seemingly quite dry on the nose, a lovely rose-petal scent, with an underlying vestige of chocolaty intensity still evident; fine, delicate, still firm and very much alive, with a stream of freshness running all the way through, delicate sweetness, and supremely elegant on the finish. 17