In general the 75's were not very good to drink young because of very
high tannins and acidity. Many now are very dry and astringent. However
a few had enough fruit and enough balance to age well and are still
drinking very well.

Of the classfied growths, excluding 1st growths, here are a few that are
still decent based on my own tasting or tastings by those I trust. Of
course at 30 years of age, the storage history for these wines is very
important. Try Ch.Montrose if you can. This is one of the best wines of
the vintage. Ch. Trotanoy also is very good, but it may be difficult to
find now. Ch. La Mission Haut-Brion also is quite decent, but it may
cost about as much as a 1'st growth. Ch. Leoville-Las-Cases also is
still very good. Ch. Gruaud-Larose also is very nice. Even the better
wines of this year may still have cosiderable tannins and tend to be a
bit more dry than usual. They show best with food. They are mostly not
the type of wines that ladies would like to sip alone as they exchange
bits of gossip :-) .

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