At home, with steak au poivre, recipe from the Left Bank in Vail, went perfectly! I have owned this since release. 1988 was not a great year in Bordeaux, but this was amazing. The color is medium garnet, slightly translucent, with slight amber at the edges. The aromas are immediately powerful, even just decanting it. Cedar predominates, with some tobacco, and cassis with slight herbal notes. The flavors are medium-full, minimal tannin, mostly cassis and blackberries, with cedar and French oak notes, elegant and complex. Very long aftertaste. Remarkable that a wine 32 years old from an undistinguished year would be this great. Too bad it's my last bottle!

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