1985 Château LaTour de By Cru Bourgeois, Medoc, Bordeaux

 La Tour de By is unquestionably one of the leading Cru Bourgeois properties in the Médoc. Château is a stately building dating back to 1876, while the wines are Cabernet-dominated. The wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. It is matured in oak barriques (20% new) for 14 months. With lively and spicy blackcurrant fruit and bolstered by a framework of well-integrated toasty oak. 89points