I am reminded of the famous Mark Twain quip - the rumors of this wine's demise are greatly exaggerated. I had a few bottles of this wine resting in my chilly cellar for some later date. Then I reviewed the last couple CT notes on this wine, which caused me some alarm. Had I held these for too long??? Was the wine over the hill already??? Only one way to find out. Bottle popped and a glass poured. Promising dark color. Gorgeous nose - dark fruit, capiscum and autumnal notes. Wonderful nose. First sip - cool black cherry fruit, mint, capiscum, sweet leafiness, and then...a wall of tannin and a shortish dry finish. Hmmmm...the wine on pop and pour seems...too young...partially shut down!!! Decanted the wine for one hour - and what a transformation. As the wine warmed and took on air, it became everything I hoped it would. Perhaps more. The wine came into proper balance. The fruit level came up to meet and knit into the structure. The wine opened and blossomed. Chocolate and espresso notes emerged.
This is a delicious and delightful wine. Will it improve from here? I don't think it can get any better than it was with an hour of air...however, it is possible that some years from now the wine won't need that decant to get to full throttle. Is that an "improvement"? Maybe. But if you have a decanter at hand and an hour to kill, there is no need to cellar further. (Note that the wine was at its best between 1 hour and 3 hours open. After 3 hours open the wine did lose a bit of its vigor.)
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Bottle and cork looked pristine with fill into the neck. Wine was a little tired. Some bricking and a browner than expected color. Carmel notes mixed with tobacco. Minimal tannins. Comes across as a ripe vintage with fruit thats past peak not a lot of complexity here, though did had a nice leafy elegance after couple hours air. Probably best to drink up.
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Bit of fruit left on the nose but mostly secondary and tertiary on the palate. Fantastic! Would drink all day, any day.
Tannins fully integrated, so smooth. Stood for 24 hrs, decanted off sediment which wasn't that much but worth doing, and then back into bottle aftsr 30 min. Followed it over a few hrs with duck a l'orange. If I had another I'd do the same. If I had to serve a group, decant off sediment and wait 90in to 2 hrs, boom!
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Not very pleasant after opening as volatility blew off and fruit dormant. Eventually settled down and opened up and actually reasonably pleasant, but definitely old and past it's peak. Drink up
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(COM MitglV) der beste(?), jedenfalls der jüngste im 90er flight (…,…). Noch am meisten Frucht, aber schon Patina , schön balanciert, unerwartet frisch. Extrakt etwas müde, aber fein verwoben. Schöner, aber ohne Frage „alter“ reifer Wein aus einem Superjahrgang.
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similar to the bottle in '12, but clearly past peak and best drunk up...got better with some air but just doesn't fill out and strut its stuff like the '89
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This was my least favorite of the 4 1990's. It's drinking very easy, if not a little boring. Just not a lot of interest. Rather one dimensional. It's still alive, but does it really matter?
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Wow, it hurts me to rate such a promising wine as an 87, but I am still being generous. Very handsome in the glass, with alluring blood ruby and a cedar driven nose, promising a savory, mature Bordeaux. But it fell short on everything but cedar. This one was toast as far as I am concerned...Very boring to drink. DRINK or whatever....
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Just wonderfully expressive right now! Notes of soil, dried tobacco leaf, secondary dark fruit characteristics, smooth, elegant, robustness on the palate with nicely integrated tannins, with medium acidity this is in just the perfect right now
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Petaluma Wine Group (Tessa's): Smooth, mature and a bit soft. Band aid, touch of sweetness at core. Fully mature, I'd drink these up before long. Was beaten by the 1989.
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Drinking beautifully from start to finish. No flaws at all. Dark garnet, silky tannins, initially fills the mouth, nothing at all negative but the regrets that this was our last bottle.
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Medium red-garnet, serious bricking. Complex aromas of pipe tobacco, leather, black cherry, coffee grounds, oregano. On arrival: soft tannin, low acid and modest herbal fruit. Develops in the mouth well, with medium intense tobacco and cherry, menthol creeping into the finish. Tannin low, finishes OK. Mature, ready.
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This wine continues to surprise! Great mature St Emilion remaining its freshness through the years. Classic iron, dark ripe fruits and leather in the nose. Vibrant, full bodied with wealthy ripe fruit, earth, meat and fat/ butter tones.
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Serious burned licorice flavor, mostly but not entirely blew off, became a pretty good drinking wine, good not great, not quite as good as other 1990 La Dominiques I've had.
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Serious burned licorice flavor, mostly but not entirely blew off, became a pretty good drinking wine, good not great, not quite as good as other 1990 La Dominiques I've had. 90 pts
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Had this wine with a bunch of friends, most of whom have limited experience with older Bdx unless I bring it. this was mature but still enough fruit and all kinds of attractive barnyard, cedar, tobacco flavors...a real treat
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Couleur à peine évoluée. Nez riche de fruits noirs de nuances d'herbes grillées, de fines herbes et de tabac. La bouche est ample sur une finale tannique. Joli.
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Full bodied, mature Merlot driven Bordeaux. Bouquet of ripe dark fruit, wood/bark, tobacco, and a touch of herb and pepper. Not as smooth as the other Bordeaux tasted the same evening; a touch more acidic. Still a good wine overall, and would have been thoroughly enjoyable if we hadn't been comparing to the two others that seven out of eight of us liked better.
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More open on the nose from the start with lots of menthol, saddle leather, and dark fruit, more of the same on the palate, better, richer, very tasty, flavors merged over the evening, medium finish. Taste bling with the 1989.
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Great nose, full body, smooth with no noticeable tannin. Lovely wine, holding up very well after more than 20 years. Probably at its peak, if not slightly over.
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lovely mature Bdx...much better when dumped out of Burg glass and into a narrower Bdx stem....could drink these all the time...mature and not going to get better but not falling apart
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Nose seemed to struggle to offer soft aromas of tobacco, dried flowers, lightly stewed plum. On the palate, smooth, very little vitality, tobacco, wet leaves, stewed cherry; none of the flavors very pronounced. I wish I had drunk this a few years ago.
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I can say that with more than 10 years of wine tasting under my belt, this was the very first red wine where I could smell nothing but lobster bisque. Yes, lobster bisque! And a friend concurred with me on this. At first I thought it was soy sauce or tomalley, but then I've been having so much lobster lately that it hit me... There were also some ripe prunes in the nose.
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Color is slightly brown on the edge. Body is medium to light. Flavor is still there and is still a good drink. Smokey/earthy flavors from middle to finish. Drink now it won't get better. Will last another year.
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Misc Bordeaux 1990 tasting - Martin: Intense nose with gun powder, smoke, bonfire and overripe dark plum fruit. The palate is dominated by dark plums. Some sewer and toasted oak. Good structure and a nice solid acidity in the aftertaste. Does however lack a little fruit in the aftertaste.
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Bordeaux 1990 - 20 years later (Martins office): Reddish center but browning hue. Mushy nose with stewed blackcurrant and plums, a slightly oxidized hint of cabbage, compost heap and burned rubber. On the palate there is a good deal of juicy, enjoyable blackcurrant and plum, but again the rustic farmyard notes of earth and basement. Mature notes of prunes, tobaco as well as touches of leather and mushroom on the finish.
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This is a pleasant, mature cab but no match for the snowden 05 and 2000 insignia that wowed people. On night 2, the mellow roundness of age was very nice and interesting to see that the wine had plenty of stuffing to shine the next night. Might well benefit from an Audouze treatment.
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Light ruby in color. Scents of tobacco, roses, chocolate fudge, earth, minerals, plums, a hint of cinnamon and forest smell's waft from the glass. Medium to full bodied and filled with juicy black plums with black cherries that end with opulent, elegant, smooth sensations in the finish. Fully mature, this might not improve, but it's going to deliver ample pleasure for at least another decade. This wine remains a bargain for an almost 20 year old St. Emilion from a great vintage.
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Had this side by side with its stable mate from 1989 and I thought that the 1989 was the hands down winner. Sweet and full and altogether delightful. It's in the perfect place for drinking now. The 1990 came off as a bit more acidic and firmer and just not as much fun or delicious. I don't know whether it needs more time or if 1989 is just the better wine. Finally, both wines were bought separately on winebid, so there's always provenance to consider.
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fully mature with garnet color and a big nose of sexy spices and cherries. Medium bodied and complex with layers of plum, cherries, ginger, and minerals. this wine has been enjoyable for over a decade. jr. cheval.
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This wine was popped and poured before the opera and so did not optimal aeration. This was very nice with the tannins resolved and the fruit still fairly powerful, although certainly fading a bit. Quite a bit of sediment, but I like them chewy. No rush but I doubt it gets better. I would probably recommend a brief decant.
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Drank during a Chaine Dinner at Maia; my last eight bottles. The fill was into the neck and the cork sound. Opened about 3 hours prior to consumption and replaced the corks; no decanting. A pretty ruby-red color turning to amber at the edge. An intoxicating bouquet of ripe dark fruits (plums and blackberry), tapenade, creosote and tree bark; a hint of herbs/green pepper. Medium bodied, with good concentration, and generous character, and a long, complex finish. This was a brilliant purchase!!
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Drank this with Cote de Bouef at Flutes Restaurant with See Leng. Uncorked and decanted, drank immediately. Dark ruby red in colour and clear. Lovely nose, initialy muted but opened up in the glass with scents of red cherries, ripe plums and hints of cigar. On the palate it is medium bodied with no hints of tannins but yet holding its structure well - not flabby. Nice length.
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Lovely purple-ruby color, turning to garnet at the rim. Intoxicating bouquet, offering up scents of black currants, truffle and cigar box. Medium-bodied on the palate, with fine concentration, a lovely texture, good structure and a long complex finish. The best bottle yet! Chaine pairing dinner at Maia; with the copper ridge strip steak and kobe beef.
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Drank with little aeration, opened before a 2 hour dinner, this 1990 Chateau La Dominique is still a very young wine. Medium to full bodied, it showed bright red fruits with solid balance. It paired very well with a wide variety of foods.
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Drank during a Chaine Board Meeting at the Restaurant School. Mature appearance; dark ruby-garnet with some amber at the edges. A striking bouquet, offering up scents of spice, dark fruits and bell pepper. Medium-bodied on the palate, with impressive concentration and a crisp finish; very light on its feet. Whereas previous bottles have displayed more of a Graves character, this one surprised me with its spicy overtones.
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Bought a case a few weeks ago; decided to crack one open for a simple dinner at home with Nicole and the boys. A pretty ruby-red color, with some garnet-amber at the edge. A striking bouquet of red fruits, wet rocks, asphalt and leather; a very Graves sort of aromatic profile. Lush on the palate, with fine concentration and a long finish. A hedonistic style of wine that is at its plateau of maturity.
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Wonderful nose. Earthy, asian spices. Followed through on the palate. Second of three bottles I purchased was on the downside (first was delicious with more tannin and balance). A well stored bottle should be enjoyed soon.
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Just adding this note late. I have gone thru almost 3 cases of this nectar, and sadly, the last couple appeared to have been on the downside. However this bottle was awesome, the old 90 La Dominique got back in the game. Incredible nose, to die for really. Asian spice, exotic candied merlot fruit, really gorgeous. On the palate just like the nose. Succulent, mouth coating, awesome. A 90 Cheval junior, maybe kissing cousin....
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Mini-Bordeaux offline at Palace Kitchen (Seattle, WA, USA): The nose is spicy with some sur-maturite (overripeness, thanks Mike). The palate was initially quite closed with minerals, graphite and an earthy and dusty personality. However, with some time to open up this became much more expressive with nice bottle sweetness and incredibly smooth mouthfeel. This has a silky, lingering finish. A very feminine and soft wine although it does have a nice backbone of structure.
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Tasting of four Chateau La Dominique blind, fourth place. Brilliant red color in the glass. Lovely, rich dark fruit on the nose, open and fragrant but somehow subdued, more of the same on the palate, medium finish.
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Seattle Tasting Group does 1990 Bordeaux (Woodinville, WA, USA): Group average of 84.625. This had a reticent nose with some hints of latex paint. The mid-palate is smooth, not much fruit. The finish is clipped yet searing and acidic. The wine seems quite cooked.
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Soft, subtle and balanced. No powerhouse but feminine with that "elusive sweetness" that is so appealing with mature Bordeaux. Lovely and probably at peak with a few years left.
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6/26/2023 - Blair Curtis wrote: 94 Points
I am reminded of the famous Mark Twain quip - the rumors of this wine's demise are greatly exaggerated. I had a few bottles of this wine resting in my chilly cellar for some later date. Then I reviewed the last couple CT notes on this wine, which caused me some alarm. Had I held these for too long??? Was the wine over the hill already??? Only one way to find out. Bottle popped and a glass poured. Promising dark color. Gorgeous nose - dark fruit, capiscum and autumnal notes. Wonderful nose. First sip - cool black cherry fruit, mint, capiscum, sweet leafiness, and then...a wall of tannin and a shortish dry finish. Hmmmm...the wine on pop and pour seems...too young...partially shut down!!! Decanted the wine for one hour - and what a transformation. As the wine warmed and took on air, it became everything I hoped it would. Perhaps more. The wine came into proper balance. The fruit level came up to meet and knit into the structure. The wine opened and blossomed. Chocolate and espresso notes emerged.
This is a delicious and delightful wine. Will it improve from here? I don't think it can get any better than it was with an hour of air...however, it is possible that some years from now the wine won't need that decant to get to full throttle. Is that an "improvement"? Maybe. But if you have a decanter at hand and an hour to kill, there is no need to cellar further. (Note that the wine was at its best between 1 hour and 3 hours open. After 3 hours open the wine did lose a bit of its vigor.)
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12/30/2022 - jrlong_huang wrote: 89 Points
Autumn leaves. Mashroom. Slightly over peak.
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11/27/2021 - Nutty08 wrote: 89 Points
Bottle and cork looked pristine with fill into the neck. Wine was a little tired. Some bricking and a browner than expected color. Carmel notes mixed with tobacco. Minimal tannins. Comes across as a ripe vintage with fruit thats past peak not a lot of complexity here, though did had a nice leafy elegance after couple hours air. Probably best to drink up.
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11/28/2020 - WinoD Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bit of fruit left on the nose but mostly secondary and tertiary on the palate. Fantastic! Would drink all day, any day.
Tannins fully integrated, so smooth. Stood for 24 hrs, decanted off sediment which wasn't that much but worth doing, and then back into bottle aftsr 30 min. Followed it over a few hrs with duck a l'orange. If I had another I'd do the same. If I had to serve a group, decant off sediment and wait 90in to 2 hrs, boom!
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2/19/2019 - Mr T wrote:
Not very pleasant after opening as volatility blew off and fruit dormant. Eventually settled down and opened up and actually reasonably pleasant, but definitely old and past it's peak. Drink up
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1/18/2018 - Axelpeter wrote: 92 Points
(COM MitglV) der beste(?), jedenfalls der jüngste im 90er flight (…,…). Noch am meisten Frucht, aber schon Patina , schön balanciert, unerwartet frisch. Extrakt etwas müde, aber fein verwoben. Schöner, aber ohne Frage „alter“ reifer Wein aus einem Superjahrgang.
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8/6/2017 - Mr T wrote:
similar to the bottle in '12, but clearly past peak and best drunk up...got better with some air but just doesn't fill out and strut its stuff like the '89
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3/21/2017 - hutch wrote: 88 Points
This was my least favorite of the 4 1990's. It's drinking very easy, if not a little boring. Just not a lot of interest. Rather one dimensional. It's still alive, but does it really matter?
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10/29/2016 - Purple Tooth wrote: 87 Points
Wow, it hurts me to rate such a promising wine as an 87, but I am still being generous. Very handsome in the glass, with alluring blood ruby and a cedar driven nose, promising a savory, mature Bordeaux. But it fell short on everything but cedar. This one was toast as far as I am concerned...Very boring to drink. DRINK or whatever....
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9/4/2015 - blanquito wrote: 92 Points
Nice, mature, smooth, well balanced. Just really good claret.
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2/13/2015 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Just wonderfully expressive right now! Notes of soil, dried tobacco leaf, secondary dark fruit characteristics, smooth, elegant, robustness on the palate with nicely integrated tannins, with medium acidity this is in just the perfect right now
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12/28/2014 - LordValentine wrote: 89 Points
Leathery with some tobacco notes, very nice tannins. Seems that it is not at the pinnacle, but nice.
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10/14/2014 - Mr T wrote:
Supped again by the 89
Nice enough but there was a sort of bitter chemical streak that strengthened with time
Glad I have 2:1 89 vs 90
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8/5/2014 - MRichman wrote:
Petaluma Wine Group (Tessa's): Smooth, mature and a bit soft. Band aid, touch of sweetness at core. Fully mature, I'd drink these up before long. Was beaten by the 1989.
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12/28/2013 - capacious Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking beautifully from start to finish. No flaws at all. Dark garnet, silky tannins, initially fills the mouth, nothing at all negative but the regrets that this was our last bottle.
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4/11/2013 - Hodby wrote: 88 Points
Medium red-garnet, serious bricking. Complex aromas of pipe tobacco, leather, black cherry, coffee grounds, oregano. On arrival: soft tannin, low acid and modest herbal fruit. Develops in the mouth well, with medium intense tobacco and cherry, menthol creeping into the finish. Tannin low, finishes OK. Mature, ready.
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9/14/2012 - Ary Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine continues to surprise! Great mature St Emilion remaining its freshness through the years. Classic iron, dark ripe fruits and leather in the nose. Vibrant, full bodied with wealthy ripe fruit, earth, meat and fat/ butter tones.
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5/4/2012 - MagsBaby wrote: 90 Points
Serious burned licorice flavor, mostly but not entirely blew off, became a pretty good drinking wine, good not great, not quite as good as other 1990 La Dominiques I've had.
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5/4/2012 - MagsBaby wrote:
Serious burned licorice flavor, mostly but not entirely blew off, became a pretty good drinking wine, good not great, not quite as good as other 1990 La Dominiques I've had. 90 pts
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4/10/2012 - Mr T wrote:
Had this wine with a bunch of friends, most of whom have limited experience with older Bdx unless I bring it. this was mature but still enough fruit and all kinds of attractive barnyard, cedar, tobacco flavors...a real treat
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3/27/2012 - ggb wrote: 93 Points
Couleur à peine évoluée. Nez riche de fruits noirs de nuances d'herbes grillées, de fines herbes et de tabac. La bouche est ample sur une finale tannique. Joli.
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3/3/2012 - The13thGryphon Likes this wine: 89 Points
Full bodied, mature Merlot driven Bordeaux. Bouquet of ripe dark fruit, wood/bark, tobacco, and a touch of herb and pepper. Not as smooth as the other Bordeaux tasted the same evening; a touch more acidic. Still a good wine overall, and would have been thoroughly enjoyable if we hadn't been comparing to the two others that seven out of eight of us liked better.
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2/21/2012 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
More open on the nose from the start with lots of menthol, saddle leather, and dark fruit, more of the same on the palate, better, richer, very tasty, flavors merged over the evening, medium finish. Taste bling with the 1989.
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11/12/2011 - jbenning wrote: 92 Points
Great nose, full body, smooth with no noticeable tannin. Lovely wine, holding up very well after more than 20 years. Probably at its peak, if not slightly over.
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8/27/2011 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
Eric dinner with Jon post Beas River swim comp (富瑤酒家): perfumed bouquet of tobacco and tea leaves. drinksing beautifully at its absolute peak
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6/24/2011 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
Lovely mature and perfume bouquet. Perhaps lacking a little in substance and complexity.
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5/5/2011 - Ary Likes this wine: 92 Points
Angelus and Right Bank Dinner at Frits house with exceptional pirate (Amsterdam): Classic Saint-Emilion, great wine. Colour browning on the rim. Earth, minerals, graphite, wagyu and other secundary tones as medicine box on the nose. Medium to full bodied, mature wine with vanilla, minerals and lots of character.
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5/2/2011 - Mr T wrote:
lovely mature Bdx...much better when dumped out of Burg glass and into a narrower Bdx stem....could drink these all the time...mature and not going to get better but not falling apart
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3/13/2011 - Lord Rayas wrote: 93 Points
KH's dinner with Ivan/Angie, Jason/Sandra (KH's home): exotic nose of cigar, prunes, ripe cherries, burnt rubber, wet leaves. perfect drinking window now.
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12/31/2010 - cdunn wrote: 89 Points
Nose seemed to struggle to offer soft aromas of tobacco, dried flowers, lightly stewed plum. On the palate, smooth, very little vitality, tobacco, wet leaves, stewed cherry; none of the flavors very pronounced. I wish I had drunk this a few years ago.
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12/14/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 92 Points
Dinner with Simon/Sandy, Julian/Ada, Tina (Jackson Room): Nice exotic bouquet. Very soft. Maybe a touch over-ripe and weedy.
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9/12/2010 - Peech wrote: 85 Points
I can say that with more than 10 years of wine tasting under my belt, this was the very first red wine where I could smell nothing but lobster bisque. Yes, lobster bisque! And a friend concurred with me on this. At first I thought it was soy sauce or tomalley, but then I've been having so much lobster lately that it hit me... There were also some ripe prunes in the nose.
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7/20/2010 - Mr T wrote:
Similar to my last bottle and certainly a great value even purchased 2-3 years ago..lovely wine
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7/3/2010 - bryon m wrote: 89 Points
Color is slightly brown on the edge. Body is medium to light. Flavor is still there and is still a good drink. Smokey/earthy flavors from middle to finish. Drink now it won't get better. Will last another year.
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6/25/2010 - canan wrote: 91 Points
Misc Bordeaux 1990 tasting - Martin: Intense nose with gun powder, smoke, bonfire and overripe dark plum fruit.
The palate is dominated by dark plums. Some sewer and toasted oak. Good structure and a nice solid acidity in the aftertaste.
Does however lack a little fruit in the aftertaste.
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6/25/2010 - Terkel wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux 1990 - 20 years later (Martins office): Reddish center but browning hue. Mushy nose with stewed blackcurrant and plums, a slightly oxidized hint of cabbage, compost heap and burned rubber. On the palate there is a good deal of juicy, enjoyable blackcurrant and plum, but again the rustic farmyard notes of earth and basement. Mature notes of prunes, tobaco as well as touches of leather and mushroom on the finish.
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3/28/2010 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
Consistent.
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11/29/2009 - Mr T wrote:
This is a pleasant, mature cab but no match for the snowden 05 and 2000 insignia that wowed people. On night 2, the mellow roundness of age was very nice and interesting to see that the wine had plenty of stuffing to shine the next night. Might well benefit from an Audouze treatment.
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11/20/2009 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Light ruby in color. Scents of tobacco, roses, chocolate fudge, earth, minerals, plums, a hint of cinnamon and forest smell's waft from the glass. Medium to full bodied and filled with juicy black plums with black cherries that end with opulent, elegant, smooth sensations in the finish. Fully mature, this might not improve, but it's going to deliver ample pleasure for at least another decade. This wine remains a bargain for an almost 20 year old St. Emilion from a great vintage.
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11/4/2009 - Mr T wrote:
Had this side by side with its stable mate from 1989 and I thought that the 1989 was the hands down winner. Sweet and full and altogether delightful. It's in the perfect place for drinking now. The 1990 came off as a bit more acidic and firmer and just not as much fun or delicious. I don't know whether it needs more time or if 1989 is just the better wine. Finally, both wines were bought separately on winebid, so there's always provenance to consider.
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8/25/2009 - MRichman wrote:
In a great place. Delicious, drinking well, mature, and beautiful.
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3/15/2009 - Milhous wrote:
fully mature with garnet color and a big nose of sexy spices and cherries. Medium bodied and complex with layers of plum, cherries, ginger, and minerals. this wine has been enjoyable for over a decade. jr. cheval.
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10/20/2008 - Mr T wrote:
This wine was popped and poured before the opera and so did not optimal aeration. This was very nice with the tannins resolved and the fruit still fairly powerful, although certainly fading a bit. Quite a bit of sediment, but I like them chewy. No rush but I doubt it gets better. I would probably recommend a brief decant.
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9/7/2008 - tbabes wrote: 95 Points
Drank during a Chaine Dinner at Maia; my last eight bottles. The fill was into the neck and the cork sound. Opened about 3 hours prior to consumption and replaced the corks; no decanting. A pretty ruby-red color turning to amber at the edge. An intoxicating bouquet of ripe dark fruits (plums and blackberry), tapenade, creosote and tree bark; a hint of herbs/green pepper. Medium bodied, with good concentration, and generous character, and a long, complex finish. This was a brilliant purchase!!
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8/25/2008 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
Drank this with Cote de Bouef at Flutes Restaurant with See Leng. Uncorked and decanted, drank immediately. Dark ruby red in colour and clear. Lovely nose, initialy muted but opened up in the glass with scents of red cherries, ripe plums and hints of cigar. On the palate it is medium bodied with no hints of tannins but yet holding its structure well - not flabby. Nice length.
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8/20/2008 - tbabes wrote: 94 Points
Lovely purple-ruby color, turning to garnet at the rim. Intoxicating bouquet, offering up scents of black currants, truffle and cigar box. Medium-bodied on the palate, with fine concentration, a lovely texture, good structure and a long complex finish. The best bottle yet! Chaine pairing dinner at Maia; with the copper ridge strip steak and kobe beef.
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7/31/2008 - NAA2586 wrote: 91 Points
Drank with little aeration, opened before a 2 hour dinner, this 1990 Chateau La Dominique is still a very young wine. Medium to full bodied, it showed bright red fruits with solid balance. It paired very well with a wide variety of foods.
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6/3/2008 - tbabes wrote: 91 Points
Drank during a Chaine Board Meeting at the Restaurant School. Mature appearance; dark ruby-garnet with some amber at the edges. A striking bouquet, offering up scents of spice, dark fruits and bell pepper. Medium-bodied on the palate, with impressive concentration and a crisp finish; very light on its feet. Whereas previous bottles have displayed more of a Graves character, this one surprised me with its spicy overtones.
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5/22/2008 - tbabes wrote: 93 Points
Bought a case a few weeks ago; decided to crack one open for a simple dinner at home with Nicole and the boys. A pretty ruby-red color, with some garnet-amber at the edge. A striking bouquet of red fruits, wet rocks, asphalt and leather; a very Graves sort of aromatic profile. Lush on the palate, with fine concentration and a long finish. A hedonistic style of wine that is at its plateau of maturity.
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5/5/2008 - noppakit s. wrote: 91 Points
Yes, I love this wine.
1994, 1995, 2001 and today 1990. I have to say that I can rely on its name..always delicious...much or more depends on the vintage.
1990 is young but sexy and secuctive oak but not modern. firm body and powerful aftertaste.
It can be drunk along with Ausone 1982, Cheval Blanc 1982 and Mouton 1966.
My favorite St.Emilion !!!
Drink 2010 - 2018....91-95/100.....
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2/11/2007 - SeaBud wrote: 92 Points
Wonderful nose. Earthy, asian spices. Followed through on the palate. Second of three bottles I purchased was on the downside (first was delicious with more tannin and balance). A well stored bottle should be enjoyed soon.
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4/29/2005 - MichaelB wrote: 95 Points
Just adding this note late. I have gone thru almost 3 cases of this nectar, and sadly, the last couple appeared to have been on the downside. However this bottle was awesome, the old 90 La Dominique got back in the game. Incredible nose, to die for really. Asian spice, exotic candied merlot fruit, really gorgeous. On the palate just like the nose. Succulent, mouth coating, awesome. A 90 Cheval junior, maybe kissing cousin....
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7/2/2004 - Eric wrote: 91 Points
Mini-Bordeaux offline at Palace Kitchen (Seattle, WA, USA): The nose is spicy with some sur-maturite (overripeness, thanks Mike). The palate was initially quite closed with minerals, graphite and an earthy and dusty personality. However, with some time to open up this became much more expressive with nice bottle sweetness and incredibly smooth mouthfeel. This has a silky, lingering finish. A very feminine and soft wine although it does have a nice backbone of structure.
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10/3/2003 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasting of four Chateau La Dominique blind, fourth place. Brilliant red color in the glass. Lovely, rich dark fruit on the nose, open and fragrant but somehow subdued, more of the same on the palate, medium finish.
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6/22/2003 - Eric wrote: 80 Points
Seattle Tasting Group does 1990 Bordeaux (Woodinville, WA, USA): Group average of 84.625. This had a reticent nose with some hints of latex paint. The mid-palate is smooth, not much fruit. The finish is clipped yet searing and acidic. The wine seems quite cooked.
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12/1/2001 - Chateaunewf wrote: 91 Points
Soft, subtle and balanced. No powerhouse but feminine with that "elusive sweetness" that is so appealing with mature Bordeaux. Lovely and probably at peak with a few years left.
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