Ramage la Batisse, which as of 2012 is 50 years old, is beginning to show the potential of its vineyard near Pauillac. This 2010 tastes rich and sweetly fruity, while its acidity supports firm tannins and ripe, jammy black-fruit flavors. It's for medium-term aging over the next 4-5 years.

Another wine that has had an impressive track record for quality for close to 30 years, Ramage La Batisse represents an elegant style of Bordeaux, with loads of tobacco smoke and tobacco leaf, red and black currants, and dusty, loamy soil notes in medium-bodied, supple, silky style. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.