6th bottle of a case i found a few years back for a ridiculous price. What is striking at first is the color: dark, no rusty edge, looks very much like a young wine. Absolutely stunning nose and palate. Mature and at peak, everything i love about bordeaux (and i am picky for Bordeaux!) but so much younger than its age (some guests said mid 2000’s!). An absolute delight and i feel no rush drinking the remaining bottles. Snap some up if you see them. A gem of a QPR!
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Saturday Blinds at Prarie Grass (Prarie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL): Nose: The nose is aromatic and mature with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, cigar wrapper, leather, herbs, and cedar tones. There is excellent depth with a good bit of class to round it all out.
Taste: The feel is medium bodied with medium acidity and polished, medium tannins. The structure is there for a frame now while the feel shows off excellent depth and balance with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, leather, and cedar tones.
Overall: This is mature and expressive with a whole lot of depth. The tones are refined and well balanced as this is a real joy to drink.
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Bardot Brasserie Léoville Las Cases Vertical Dinner (Las Vegas, NV): An interesting add-on to a Léoville Las Cases vertical tasting, the '89 Clos du Marquis (an adjacent property likewise owned by Domaines Delon) is a deep garnet wine with a brick rim. A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, it retains a light core of red plum fruit, but is otherwise dominated by aromas and flavors of earth, cigar box and dried herbs. Medium-bodied and with low acidity, its tannins are now fully melted. Solid in the middle and medium in length on the finish, this wine has just enough residual fruit to make its consumption a pleasant experience. This may not be the case in another two or three years. Drink now.
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Cracking - mature Claret I picked up from Tesco for c.£35. A true bargain and offers all you could want from a 1989 Bordeaux. Trouble is I want to get more now!!
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Rubis profond, ocelle orangée, lourd, larmes fines et fréquentes. Nez fin sur les fruits noirs (mures et myrtilles), avec une pointe de fruits rouges (cerises) complété par de jolis aromes de bois de cèdre, de cendre, de foin et de chocolat. Epicé (poivre). Attaque ronde et enveloppante sur un cocktail de fruits rouges et noirs, qui se développe sur le chocolat, les épices. Fond de bois fin vanillé très bien exprimé. Grande présence en bouche. Merveilleuse finale puissante et délicate sur des tanins arrondis mais bien présents. Enorme persistance aromatique sur les fruits et la vanille. Un Clos du Marquis 1989 dans ses meilleurs jours. Une harmonie parfaite, un fruit délicat et expressif, pour un plaisir total.
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Pop and pour. Very matured wine. Tannins are mostly resolved. Integrated well among fruits and acidity, with tea, wood, blackfruits, smoke and hints of leather and greenbell pepper on palate. Indeed very smooth and enjoyable. Love this a lot.
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Still good, but the fruit is fading, and there is a distinct smell of paprika not present in the last bottle a couple of years back. Not sure if this was a suboptimal bottle or whether this vintage is over its peak.
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Hard to describe, let's say this is an example why it's wortwhile storing excellent claret for 25 years. Great wine, still very much alive. Off course exclusively tertiary aromas and flavours.
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Good wine but not that good as the bottle I had some years ago. Some earthy tones but also very perfumed. Very good glass of wine at this Bordeaux level. Knowing it's 24 years old.
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For a 23 year old Bordeaux I was pleasantly surprised with this wine. Cork was purple and broke on removal but after over an hour decanting the nose was pleasant and nice fruit on the palate. About 8 years past its prime but still enjoyable.
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This is/was the business and this is why top Bordeaux is the tops. What a pity that now days it is affordable only to the very rich. Dark, deep, perfectly balanced with mature tannins , red fruit, cigar box and leather. what a joy. Sad it's my last bottle.
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Overraskende lite moden, akkurat som Sociando-Mallet 89 - trenger 5 år til. Veldig mye struktur, lang, kaffe, eik, solbær, men ikke voldsom. Meget bra vin som blir bedre.
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This is almost all a wine should have in my opionion. I love this kind of round, balanced wines. Not too heavy but evertyting in the right proportion. Smoky, tar, and little black fruit.
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Captivating nose: Forrest floor, black truffles, coffee and jam made of plum. Tannins are almost gone. Rather high acidity. Medium consentration, but the taste lingers on for a long time, particularly the plum. Very good wine.
Paired with raindeer fillet, the wine felt simpler, and it was too feeble to shine with this food.
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Right from the pop the nose showed a great mix of old leather, pencil shavings and moist earth. Amongst all that was a nice hint of black currants. Still has some of it's youthful acidity but remains very smooth from start to the extended finish. An awesome wine that is at it's peak right now. Considerable sediment so take that into account when pouring.
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Wine Education Service Bordeaux Second Wines Tasting (LSE, London): 20 years on and this is delicious. Very developed colour, lovely mahogany look to it. Nose incredibly mature, and not much fruit in there. But the palate is wonderful if you love aged Bordeaux. Still tastes fresh and silky. The fruit is still there and comes right back through a long finish.
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Marine Room Leoville Las Cases Vertical Dinner (Marine Room Restaurant, La Jolla, CA): Decanted and ultimately consumed 1-2 hours later. Deep red-garnet robe with garnet rim. Clean, moderately intense nose of black and red cherries, pencil shavings, vanilla and exotic spices. Full-bodied on the palate, with low acidity, medium supple tannins and flavors mirroring the nose. The middle palate is solid and the finish is long and fairly smooth. The solidity of the middle palate and length of finish speak volumes about the quality of the 1989 vintage in general (as this is Leoville's "second" wine). Drink now-12/20.
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Waited for almost 20 years to open this bottle stored it in my wine cellar. Opened it at a friend's home to drink before and during dinner. Threw it away. Classic case of a corked bottle of wine.
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Decanted 1 hour prior to dinner. I was worried about this bottle since the cork was slightly protruding. The capsule came off clean. When I opened it in the cellar the bouquet filled the room with an almost flowery aroma. Some slight bricking at the edges with a garnet core. Medium to full bodied red fruits and a medium to long finish. Everyone (non wine geeks) remarked how much they liked the wine without being asked. For a sub $20 purchase it was a big hit and is drinking great right now.
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Opened not decanted. Taken to Jojo's in Oakland. Had with sturgeon. Earthy nose and taste. I can seet the descriptors of gravelly / stoney to this. A slight bite to it and a short finish. Got better after an hour revealing violet flowers on the nose. Above average experience.
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Lovely brick red colour; nose a bit closed. On palate nice fruit, but lacks power and the finish is rather short. Pleasant, but not great. The 1990 is far better.
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Tasted at McCarthy & Schiering. This was a backroom pour from a bottle opened four hours earlier, served blind. I immediately knew this was Bordeaux upon smelling the lovely nose of lead pencil, cedar and a hint of tobacco. Goodness do I LOVE that! In the glass this showed some significant lightening at the rim and a somewhat see through character. On the palate this was smooth and silky, totally resolved. That said, it lacked much in the way of power, fireworks or complexity. Was the issue that the bottle had been open for too long, or is this simply what one expects from a second label even in a great vintage? The nose alone merits a 93-point effort, but the palate brings this back to an earthly 89 points. Still, this was a lovely taste!
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ORANGE ON THE EDGE. BLACKBERRY, CURRENT, LEATHER, AND LICORICE IN THE NOSE. FLAVOR MATCHED THE NOSE WITH BLACKCURRENTS, COFFEE, AND BLACKBERRIES. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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A comparison between 1988, 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux (By ASa): The color is more lively and still a bit purple compared to the 1988. In the bouquet perfumed red and black berries, vanilla, cedar and graphite. Good acidity, tannin and bitterness and a good length. Très Bordeaux.
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12/17/2022 - Wineallover Likes this wine: 94 Points
6th bottle of a case i found a few years back for a ridiculous price. What is striking at first is the color: dark, no rusty edge, looks very much like a young wine. Absolutely stunning nose and palate. Mature and at peak, everything i love about bordeaux (and i am picky for Bordeaux!) but so much younger than its age (some guests said mid 2000’s!). An absolute delight and i feel no rush drinking the remaining bottles. Snap some up if you see them. A gem of a QPR!
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7/3/2020 - citizen1 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Agree with previous poster. This still has life and was better second day.
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6/19/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Still fresh and lively with a tobacco leaf note to it. In a good aged bordeaux way. Really rather beautiful .
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2/15/2020 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Saturday Blinds at Prarie Grass (Prarie Grass Cafe, Northbrook IL): Nose: The nose is aromatic and mature with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, cigar wrapper, leather, herbs, and cedar tones. There is excellent depth with a good bit of class to round it all out.
Taste: The feel is medium bodied with medium acidity and polished, medium tannins. The structure is there for a frame now while the feel shows off excellent depth and balance with dark red cherries, cranberries, kirsch, leather, and cedar tones.
Overall: This is mature and expressive with a whole lot of depth. The tones are refined and well balanced as this is a real joy to drink.
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12/25/2019 - wagging_tail wrote: 90 Points
Needed air and a good 4 hours to open up. Paired well with Beef Wellington
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3/2/2019 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 Points
Bardot Brasserie Léoville Las Cases Vertical Dinner (Las Vegas, NV): An interesting add-on to a Léoville Las Cases vertical tasting, the '89 Clos du Marquis (an adjacent property likewise owned by Domaines Delon) is a deep garnet wine with a brick rim. A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, it retains a light core of red plum fruit, but is otherwise dominated by aromas and flavors of earth, cigar box and dried herbs. Medium-bodied and with low acidity, its tannins are now fully melted. Solid in the middle and medium in length on the finish, this wine has just enough residual fruit to make its consumption a pleasant experience. This may not be the case in another two or three years. Drink now.
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10/30/2016 - InVinjeVeritas wrote: 89 Points
Good, but fading. Drink up.
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5/2/2016 - Benji La Malice wrote: 91 Points
très poivré corpulence au rendez vous belle longueur. cuivré , fruits noirs. On peut le boire ou encore attendre 10 ans:)
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9/27/2015 - UK Don wrote: 94 Points
Cracking - mature Claret I picked up from Tesco for c.£35. A true bargain and offers all you could want from a 1989 Bordeaux. Trouble is I want to get more now!!
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9/27/2015 - Thomas D. Likes this wine: 89 Points
From a bordeaux blind probe, open 24-48 hours.
C. Red with brown/orange nuances
N. Maybe cork (tca)? Typical, dark pipe tobacco, buttery and nut notes, complex, soil, leather
T. Balanced, blue- and blackberry, tar, leather, well built in tannin, very nice
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8/4/2015 - OW_SOSPEL Likes this wine: 96 Points
Rubis profond, ocelle orangée, lourd, larmes fines et fréquentes.
Nez fin sur les fruits noirs (mures et myrtilles), avec une pointe de fruits rouges (cerises) complété par de jolis aromes de bois de cèdre, de cendre, de foin et de chocolat. Epicé (poivre).
Attaque ronde et enveloppante sur un cocktail de fruits rouges et noirs, qui se développe sur le chocolat, les épices. Fond de bois fin vanillé très bien exprimé. Grande présence en bouche.
Merveilleuse finale puissante et délicate sur des tanins arrondis mais bien présents. Enorme persistance aromatique sur les fruits et la vanille.
Un Clos du Marquis 1989 dans ses meilleurs jours. Une harmonie parfaite, un fruit délicat et expressif, pour un plaisir total.
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2/20/2015 - Ivan Ma wrote: 94 Points
Pop and pour. Very matured wine. Tannins are mostly resolved. Integrated well among fruits and acidity, with tea, wood, blackfruits, smoke and hints of leather and greenbell pepper on palate. Indeed very smooth and enjoyable. Love this a lot.
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1/29/2015 - InVinjeVeritas wrote: 88 Points
Still good, but the fruit is fading, and there is a distinct smell of paprika not present in the last bottle a couple of years back. Not sure if this was a suboptimal bottle or whether this vintage is over its peak.
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8/10/2014 - Jasper Hofman wrote: 92 Points
Hard to describe, let's say this is an example why it's wortwhile storing excellent claret for 25 years. Great wine, still very much alive. Off course exclusively tertiary aromas and flavours.
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2/15/2014 - Kriz wrote: 91 Points
Good wine but not that good as the bottle I had some years ago. Some earthy tones but also very perfumed. Very good glass of wine at this Bordeaux level. Knowing it's 24 years old.
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1/2/2014 - MyWineTutor Likes this wine: 88 Points
For a 23 year old Bordeaux I was pleasantly surprised with this wine. Cork was purple and broke on removal but after over an hour decanting the nose was pleasant and nice fruit on the palate. About 8 years past its prime but still enjoyable.
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12/18/2013 - Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 88 Points
Elegant, stylish claret with dry, slightly austere finish.
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7/15/2012 - dalondra wrote: 95 Points
This is/was the business and this is why top Bordeaux is the tops. What a pity that now days it is affordable only to the very rich. Dark, deep, perfectly balanced with mature tannins , red fruit, cigar box and leather. what a joy. Sad it's my last bottle.
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1/21/2012 - stiang wrote: 90 Points
Overraskende lite moden, akkurat som Sociando-Mallet 89 - trenger 5 år til. Veldig mye struktur, lang, kaffe, eik, solbær, men ikke voldsom. Meget bra vin som blir bedre.
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2/20/2011 - Kriz wrote: 95 Points
This is almost all a wine should have in my opionion. I love this kind of round, balanced wines. Not too heavy but evertyting in the right proportion. Smoky, tar, and little black fruit.
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11/20/2010 - pereik wrote: 91 Points
Captivating nose: Forrest floor, black truffles, coffee and jam made of plum. Tannins are almost gone. Rather high acidity. Medium consentration, but the taste lingers on for a long time, particularly the plum. Very good wine.
Paired with raindeer fillet, the wine felt simpler, and it was too feeble to shine with this food.
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4/24/2010 - Rob MacKay wrote: 93 Points
Right from the pop the nose showed a great mix of old leather, pencil shavings and moist earth. Amongst all that was a nice hint of black currants. Still has some of it's youthful acidity but remains very smooth from start to the extended finish. An awesome wine that is at it's peak right now. Considerable sediment so take that into account when pouring.
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12/3/2009 - moods wrote: 93 Points
Wine Education Service Bordeaux Second Wines Tasting (LSE, London): 20 years on and this is delicious. Very developed colour, lovely mahogany look to it. Nose incredibly mature, and not much fruit in there. But the palate is wonderful if you love aged Bordeaux. Still tastes fresh and silky. The fruit is still there and comes right back through a long finish.
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11/7/2009 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 92 Points
Marine Room Leoville Las Cases Vertical Dinner (Marine Room Restaurant, La Jolla, CA): Decanted and ultimately consumed 1-2 hours later. Deep red-garnet robe with garnet rim. Clean, moderately intense nose of black and red cherries, pencil shavings, vanilla and exotic spices. Full-bodied on the palate, with low acidity, medium supple tannins and flavors mirroring the nose. The middle palate is solid and the finish is long and fairly smooth. The solidity of the middle palate and length of finish speak volumes about the quality of the 1989 vintage in general (as this is Leoville's "second" wine). Drink now-12/20.
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10/13/2009 - scottes wrote: flawed
Waited for almost 20 years to open this bottle stored it in my wine cellar. Opened it at a friend's home to drink before and during dinner. Threw it away. Classic case of a corked bottle of wine.
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5/4/2008 - JMazen wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 1 hour prior to dinner. I was worried about this bottle since the cork was slightly protruding. The capsule came off clean. When I opened it in the cellar the bouquet filled the room with an almost flowery aroma. Some slight bricking at the edges with a garnet core. Medium to full bodied red fruits and a medium to long finish. Everyone (non wine geeks) remarked how much they liked the wine without being asked. For a sub $20 purchase it was a big hit and is drinking great right now.
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11/18/2007 - nytiger wrote: 90 Points
good mature color fine nose flavors and finish
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9/24/2006 - MWes wrote: 90 Points
Delicious! Very smooth with lots of the classic pencil lead flavor. Very little fruit flavor. I would say to drink now.
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3/31/2006 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened not decanted. Taken to Jojo's in Oakland. Had with sturgeon. Earthy nose and taste. I can seet the descriptors of gravelly / stoney to this. A slight bite to it and a short finish. Got better after an hour revealing violet flowers on the nose. Above average experience.
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2/5/2006 - TheGreenFrog wrote: 88 Points
Lovely brick red colour; nose a bit closed. On palate nice fruit, but lacks power and the finish is rather short. Pleasant, but not great. The 1990 is far better.
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1/24/2004 - Eric wrote: 89 Points
Tasted at McCarthy & Schiering. This was a backroom pour from a bottle opened four hours earlier, served blind. I immediately knew this was Bordeaux upon smelling the lovely nose of lead pencil, cedar and a hint of tobacco. Goodness do I LOVE that! In the glass this showed some significant lightening at the rim and a somewhat see through character. On the palate this was smooth and silky, totally resolved. That said, it lacked much in the way of power, fireworks or complexity. Was the issue that the bottle had been open for too long, or is this simply what one expects from a second label even in a great vintage? The nose alone merits a 93-point effort, but the palate brings this back to an earthly 89 points. Still, this was a lovely taste!
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4/29/2000 - buckeye76 wrote: 89 Points
ORANGE ON THE EDGE. BLACKBERRY, CURRENT, LEATHER, AND LICORICE IN THE NOSE. FLAVOR MATCHED THE NOSE WITH BLACKCURRENTS, COFFEE, AND BLACKBERRIES. MEDIUM LENGTH FINISH.
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10/28/1997 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
A comparison between 1988, 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux (By ASa): The color is more lively and still a bit purple compared to the 1988. In the bouquet perfumed red and black berries, vanilla, cedar and graphite. Good acidity, tannin and bitterness and a good length. Très Bordeaux.
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