3 magnums per lot
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LAFLEUR 1989
Vintage note: Unquestionable a great vintage and one that brought the decade to a resounding close. When youthful, the wines almost without exception were extraordinarily appealing. I personally thought we were in for another '85 but with extra dimensions; perhaps even an early developer. In fact what seems to have happened is a sort of reversal of roles, the tannin becoming more noticeable, turning the '89 into a much longer-haul vintage than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, many superlative wines. M.B.
Tasting note: Colour is dense ruby-red, with amber rim beginning to show. On the nose : leather, with roasted fruitiness. Half-an-hour warming in a carafe allowed this to begin to open up, the middle palate becoming silky and luscious, while the finish remained firm. This is a wonderful wine, with many years softening and development ahead of it. A.H.
Château Lafleur--Vintage 1989
Pomerol
3 magnums per lot
Vintage note: Unquestionable a great vintage and one that brought the decade to a resounding close. When youthful, the wines almost without exception were extraordinarily appealing. I personally thought we were in for another '85 but with extra dimensions; perhaps even an early developer. In fact what seems to have happened is a sort of reversal of roles, the tannin becoming more noticeable, turning the '89 into a much longer-haul vintage than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, many superlative wines. M.B.
Tasting note: Colour is dense ruby-red, with amber rim beginning to show. On the nose : leather, with roasted fruitiness. Half-an-hour warming in a carafe allowed this to begin to open up, the middle palate becoming silky and luscious, while the finish remained firm. This is a wonderful wine, with many years softening and development ahead of it. A.H.
Château Lafleur--Vintage 1989
Pomerol
3 magnums per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.