Except for the 1966 and 1870 vintages of Lafite-Rothschild, these wines were poured on virgin territory on my palate. The other great classics from the last century were remarkable wines, all with original corks, and in extraordinary condition. Their age was authenticated by Michael Broadbent, who is the only person in the world to have the good fortune to have tasted these wines on several occasions. Believe it or not, the 1865 Rausan-Segla displayed a deep, opaque garnet color with surprising intensity. It revealed a knock-out nose of chocolate, cedar-tinged, cassis-like fruit. Extremely concentrated and powerful, as well as remarkably youthful (I would have thought the wine was 40-50 years old), this full-bodied, exceptionally rich, thick wine exhibits no signs of decline. Might this wine keep for another 30-50 years? The notes for this wine are taken from the description of Series V - Flight A of the 1995 tasting conducted in Munich by Helga and Hardy Rodenstock. Many years after the tasting from which this note derives allegations were made concerning the authenticity of old and rare bottles of wine sold by Hardy Rodenstock to collectors around the world. The matter has been the subject of numerous articles, litigation and at least one book. Mr. Parker believes that the wines served to him at this tasting were authentic so this note and the others from that specific tasting continue to be posted on eRobertParker.com.