85-89 / 100
Noncontractual photograph
Vintage | Wine 1990 |
Classification | Médoc - Cru Bourgeois |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Estèphe |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Phelan Segur |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU HAUT BAGES LIBERAL 1990
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE 1990
Saint Emilion
Côte Rotie
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 1990
Saint Julien
Saint Estèphe
CHÂTEAU COUTET Cuvée Madame 1990
Sauternes
Saint Julien
HENRI BONNEAU Réserve des Celestins 1990
Châteauneuf du Pape
Saint Emilion
(11-2015)
(07-2005) Quite simply, this is a bloody nice claret. A dark garnet/mahogany core with deep brick rim. The palate is very 1990: quite rich, ripe with scents of dried prunes and wild strawberry, turning more cherry-ish with aeration. Quite perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied, well-balanced with good concentration and delineation. Espresso, a little soy with an attacking sharp finish. Drinking perfectly now, this is a delightful Phelan-Segur. Tasted July 2005.
5/5 Information on the vintage 1990 red Bordeaux : An excellent vintage with similar attributes to the '89 but certainly not an identical twin.