1989 CHÂTEAU ROC DE BOISSEAUX 1989

Information on the vintage 1989 red Bordeaux:
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.