Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 1989

WINE SPECTATOR: "I absolutely love the nose on this wine, with amazing aromas of currant, tar, spices and berries that jump out of the glass. Loads of flowers, too. So complex. Delivers a full-bodied palate, with racy tannins and lots of flavor, from tar to spices to leather. A little tight, and so enjoyable now, but better in a few years still.—´89/´99 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2009). Drink now."

WEINWISSER: "Aufhellendes Granat, sehr dicht in der Mitte. Fruchtiges, kompaktes Bouquet, viel rote und blaue Beeren, auch Kirschen, würzig und tiefgründig, noch unentwickelt. Saftiger, kräftiger Gaumen, wieder schöne Fruchtbeerentöne, reife, aber markante Tannine, burschikos, von ungehobelter Grösse, zulegend."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Virtually identical paleish ruby to the 1990 served alongside. This more delicate, transparent wine went better with the turbot than the richer, heavier 1990. Sweet and delicate and fully evolved, a little dusty on the end. Still very fresh. Unlike the 1990 it does not really taste like the product of a very hot summer. Drinking well now."