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Vintage | Wine 1988 |
Classification | St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château la Dominique |
Country | France |
Pomerol
Pauillac
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1988
Richebourg
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1988
Romanée Saint Vivant
CHÂTEAU COUTET Cuvée Madame 1988
Sauternes
Sauternes
Châteauneuf du Pape
Pomerol
Soft and pleasant, with nice violet-tinged currant and plum aromas and flavors that persist into a long, elegant finish.
In some ways, it is a shame that the 1989 La Dominique is such a show-stopping effort for it overwhelms the 1988. The 1988 is a more typical (or as the Bordelais would have you believe, more classic) effort, with an alluring and precocious, big bouquet of plummy fruit and sweet vanillin-scented oak. This wine offers exuberantly rich, fruity, opulent flavors, medium to full body, and a long, satiny finish.