The 1985 C?te R?tie C?te Blonde was a stunner! Perfectly balanced and fully mature, with thrilling notes of coffee bean, tobacco leaf, smoked herbs and sweet blackberry-styled fruit, it flows onto the palate with full-bodied richness, no hard edges and a seamless, polished, pretty style that’s hard to resist. This is gorgeous, and I’d drink bottles over the coming 2-4 years, but it should hold for longer as well.