100 pts - Wine Advocate
["The 1961 possesses a huge nose of coffee, sweet, jammy, black fruits, buttered nuts, and truffles. The syrupy texture, and fabulous concentration, viscosity, and richness were unbelievable. Given its port-like richness, this full-bodied, massively endow
83 pts - Wine Spectator
["Tasted from magnum. Not everyone's cup of claret, because of its extremely mature and aromatic style, but a nice glass of wine anyway. It has strong caramel and butterscotch flavors overriding a pruny fruit component.--1961 Bordeaux horizontal. Drink no
96 pts - Vinous
["Full, deep red with an amber rim. Exotic, roasted aromas of red berry liqueur, mocha, truffle, underbrush and mint. Wonderfully sweet, opulent and decadent, with a level of extract rarely found in today Bordeaux. But a powerful backbone keeps this 41-ye