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Vintage | Wine 1988 |
Classification | Graves - Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pessac Leognan |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Pape Clement |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1988
Pauillac
Pauillac
Pessac Leognan
Saint Emilion
Pomerol
Pomerol
Margaux
Saint Emilion
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1988
Romanée Saint Vivant
Possessing the quintessential Graves elegance and perfume, the 1988 is impressively deep in color for a Graves, with a thrillingly fragrant nose of roasted chestnuts, tobacco, currants, and earthy stones. One notices that this is an atypically backward, full Pape-Clement, but there is wonderful ripeness, and high, velvety tannins. The finish is all smoky-scented black-cherries.
(11-1998) This is the first of a string of modern, well-made Papes, showing blackberry, mint and currant character throughout. Full-bodied, with silky, fine tannins.