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1989 Lafleur Bordeaux Blend
Bordeaux Blend: 750ml
points awarded:
WA 95 WA 96 WS 9795 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1997
Unfortunately, I have not seen as much of the 1989 Lafleur as I would have liked. In this particular tasting, the wine had closed down, and seemed somewhat muted and subdued when compared to my earlier notes. It is an enormous, full-bodied, tannic, powerful style of wine, with a dark purple color, an earthy, truffle, plum, licorice, and mineral-scented nose, full body, huge fruit and extract, and mouth-searing tannin in the finish. I would not open a bottle for 5-10 years. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2035.
96 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 1994
Tasted 3 Times Since Bottling With Consistent Notes The 1989 Lafleur is super, but the exotic, dense, kinky style that Lafleur usually exhibits is more refined. Dark ruby/purple in color, super concentrated, and closed, it has a great deal of tannin and alcohol in the finish. This is a wine to be drinking between the turn of the century and the first two and a half decades of the next millennium. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030.
97 points,
Wine Spectator, May 1999
Very dark-ruby color. Cherry, blackberry and dark chocolate aromas. Full-bodied and powerful, with loads of tannins and chunky fruit. Closed, not giving away much right now; give it time. Typically muscular Lafleur.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2008. –JS
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