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Vintage | Wine 1989 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Roc de Boisseaux |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU BEAU SEJOUR BECOT 1989
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU Magnum 1989
Saint Julien
DUBOIS ET FILS Aux Combottes 1989
Chambolle Musigny
Pauillac
Pauillac
Margaux
Pauillac
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAGES AVEROUS 1989
Pauillac
CHÂTEAU DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 1989
Pessac Leognan
Unquestionably a great vintage and one which brought the decade to a resounding close. When youthful, the wines almost without exception were extraordinarily appealing. I personally thought we were in for another 1985 but with extra dimensions; perhaps even an early developer. In fact what seems to have happened is a sort of reversal of roles, the tannin becoming more noticeable, turning the 1989 into a much longer-haul vintage than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, many superlative wines.