The 1988 Dauzac has a deep color, medium body, and an attractive bouquet of spicy, herbal, red-currant fruitiness bolstered by the smell and taste of new oak. Will the hard tannins in the finish melt away before the fruit fades? Anticipated maturity: Now-2000.

Flowers, currant and raspberry, with hints of spices and vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a berry, cedar and chocolate aftertaste. Not a big wine, but balanced and enjoyable.—'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now. 15,000 cases made. -JS