The wine was Bonnes-Mares 1990, Comte de Vogue, bottle # 00624. There
were no cork issues, and the fill was quite high. The wine is still
rather full colored. It is now mature, but it might improve a bit more
and likely will last many more years. The bouquet is quite intense
with cherries, a hint of strawberries, and something floral coming to
mind. Tannins are resolved. There is plenty of fruit in the taste, and
the acid level is correct. The finish is fairly long. While perhaps
not the red Burgundy of the vintage for 1990, it is not very far
behind the very best. Unfortunately I only bought this one bottle
shortly after it was released. I do have a few bottles of de Vogue's
1990 Musigny VV, and hopefully it will be a bit better than this wine,
but one could hardly complain much if it is not and is only just as
good as the Bonnes Mares.