69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot. This wine offers a surprising blend of many of the characteristics of the vintages from 1945 to 1949, with exceptional structure. At the dawn of the 1986 harvests, after half a decade of success, the winemakers and wine enthusiasts were sceptical of yet another fine vintage. Yet a fine vintage it was. Excellent spring weather followed by a dry summer with occasional light rain, led to a very abundant high-quality yield. The 1986 vintage is very concentrated without being heavy, with distinguished, dominant tannins.