1989 Bordeaux @ Piccolino

Piccolino, Liverpool Street Stn, London
Tasted Thursday, September 6, 2018 by SimonG with 207 views

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  • 1989 Château Sociando-Mallet 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Lovely nose. Quite deep and plush initially, with a tobacco element. Reasonably broad and relatively short. Good though becomes more rustic with air. ***1/2

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  • 1989 Château Cantemerle 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Lighter-fruited, redder nose. Quite bright. Nicely red fruited. Quite silky. Puts on a little weight and sweetness with air. Lovely. ****

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  • 1989 Château Palmer 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Lovely plush nose. Rich and scented. A lovely nose of elegance and richness. Palate similar, understated richness with a deep core of sweet fruit clothed in elegance. Really lovely. *****

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  • 1989 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Lovely, red fruited and cedar cigar box St J nose. Very smooth and silky. Lovely red fruit, cigar box and a touch of sandlewood too. Long and harmonious. Very attractive without quite the depth and extra plushness of Palmer. Better than a bottle in 2011. ****

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  • 1989 Château Léoville Poyferré 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Dusty red fruit on the nose. A dry undercurrent superficial lushness but it fades quickly to be less giving. The fruit here is competing with the dry tannins, but for how much longer? The nose is better than the palate. It’s still a very good wine, but found slightly wanting not he company. ****

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  • 1989 Château Léoville Barton Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Corked.

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  • 1989 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Relatively subdued. Some red fruit. Quite reticent. With air, a nicely red fruited core with some tannin and acidity. This bottle needs another decade, but it’s all there. **(**)

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