TN: Calem Vintage 1985

[Frederick Blais]

Bought directly at the Sogevinious Shop for 54 euros, drank over 2 days without decanting.

Dark ruby colour with garnet edge, the nose is of good intensity and complexity with great flavours of fruit liquor, spices, candied fruit, dried plums, good concentration still for 32 years. On the palate the wine is still robust, nice concentration of fruits, mostly dark fruit, candied fruit, good balance between the tannins, acidity and flesh on the mid-palate, nice finish filled with thightly knit tannins. 93/100 Solid wine for this year and looks 10 years younger easily! I'd only love to get a bit more freshness on the nose but it might come with few more years in the bottle.