1989 Wine

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 93 points: Luminous copper. Full and round and very opulent. Round and full and clean and open on the nose. Though not desperately subtle. More almonds on the nose. Very round, not especially complex but clean and bumptious and...

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.

Decanter, 98 points: 1989 was an early year, with flowering three weeks ahead of usual. Now at 30 years old, a floral aspect curls out of the glass, with touches of roses and peonies, followed on the palate by bilberries and blackberries...

Wine Spectator, 97 points: Perhaps the greatest Beaucastel ever produced. Has the class and structure of a great vintage of Mouton-Rothschild. Deep inky in color with intense herb plum game and spice aromas this full-bodied wine has an explosion of...

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...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Dark-ruby in color, with strawberry, blackberry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, adding silky tannins and a long, truffle and berry aftertaste. A beauty. This wine continues to mellow.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after...

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: Deep garnet-brick. Dark chocolate covered cherries, espresso, cinnamon, rose petals, tree bark and loam. Medium to full body with layers of concentrated fruit and spice flavours supported by crisp acidity and a medium+...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Dark-ruby in color, with wonderful berry, cherry and grapey aromas. Full-bodied, loads of tannins and tons of fruit. Still closed; needs time. Biggest Poujeaux I have ever tasted, except for the 1928.--1989 Bordeaux...