Light to medium ruby with a rust-colored edge, this pleasant, yet insubstantial wine has a light perfume of spicy oak as well as scents of minerals and decaying leafy vegetation. Not terribly well concentrated, but adequately fruity in a savory, satisfying manner, the 1971 is a nice wine for drinking immediately. A magnum drunk at the chateau in 1988 merited a more enthusiastic review (86 points), but it was far from profound. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 3/88.