1989 Wine from France

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Exotically perfumed violet and rose petals burst on your palate accompanied by dried apricot lemon and honey flavors. Gorgeous and subtle glowing on the finish.

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 91 points: Tasted at Chateau Marquis de Terme. Deep garnet core with a light tawny rim. What a wonderful bouquet! Much more cohesive and youthful than the 1990, decayed mulberry fruit, a touch of clove, chestnut, real warmth...

Vinous, 93 points: The 1989 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a fragrant bouquet with lovely floral/incense and iris aromas that combine beautifully with the black cherry and boysenberry scents, a little iodine emerging later...