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Vintage | Wine 1989 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Roc De Boisseaux |
Country | France |
Saint Emilion
Pomerol
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES AVEROUS 1989
Pauillac
Saint Estèphe
Châteauneuf du Pape
Champagne
Margaux
PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1989
Hermitage Rouge
Pauillac
Unquestionably a great vintage and one which brought the decade to a resounding close. When youthful, the wines almost without exception were extraordinarily appealing. I personally thought we were in for another 1985 but with extra dimensions; perhaps even an early developer. In fact what seems to have happened is a sort of reversal of roles, the tannin becoming more noticeable, turning the 1989 into a much longer-haul vintage than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, many superlative wines.