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Vintage | Wine 1989 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Magdelaine |
Country | France |
PAUL JABOULET AINE La Chapelle 1989
Hermitage Rouge
CHÂTEAU BASTOR LAMONTAGNE 1989
Sauternes
Margaux
Margaux
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES AVEROUS 1989
Pauillac
Sauternes
DOMAINE BERTHET-BONDET Château Chalon 1989
Château Chalon
Haut Medoc
Gorgeous, joyful wine. Dark-ruby color. Beautiful aromas of strawberries, raspberries and spices. Full-bodied and very velvety, with lovely texture and a long, berry-vanilla aftertaste.
Still a youthful deep rubypurple color, the 1989 Magdelaine's aromatics are beginning to emerge after a period of dormancy. Sweet kirsch and black cherry fruit intermixed with spice and a subtle herbaceousness and earthiness are present. On the palate, the wine is classic in terms of marrying elegance with ripeness and finesse. Moderate tannin remains in the finish. Overall, this is a measured, firmly structured, high quality Magdelaine that still requires a few more years of cellaring, atypical for the 1989 vintage in this sector of Bordeaux.