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Vintage | 1988 |
Rating | 85-89 |
Classification | St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | Less than 100 € |
Château | Dominique (La) |
Country | France |
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CHÂTEAU CHALON - A. PIROU 1988
Château Chalon
Saint Emilion
PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1988
Hermitage Rouge
Sauternes
Margaux
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1988
La Tache
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.