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This lot was sold for £75.00.
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About this wine
| Lot size: | 1 bottle of 750 ml each | Wine type: | Red, 1989 vintage |
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| Tax status: | Duty Paid |
Origin: | St-Julien, Bordeaux, France |
| Fill level: | In Neck (IN) |
Grape variety: | Bordeaux Blend |
Wine Advocate # 109
Feb 1997 Robert Parker 89 Drink: 2001 - 2020
Ducru's 1989 was one of the more tannic, backward wines in the blind tasting. It is cleanly made, and well-crafted, with plenty of black-raspberry and cassis fruit nicely touched by minerals and a fragrant, floral component. Medium-bodied, elegant, and well-endowed, this is a potentially outstanding wine if all the tannin melts away over the next 5-6 years. One of the least flattering 1989s to drink at present, it requires 4-5 more years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2020.
Wine Advocate # 88
Aug 1993 Robert Parker 90 Drink: 2000 - 2020
The 1989 tastes like a hypothetical blend of their 1986 and 1982. It is less powerful and concentrated than the 1982, but not nearly as backward nor as tannic as the 1986. Dark ruby, with a more perfumed, toasty character than usual, this medium-bodied, currant-flavored wine exhibits plenty of depth, low acidity, good tannins, and an understated yet authoritative style that makes it a benchmark for its type. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2020. Last tasted, 5/93.
Feb 1997 Robert Parker 89 Drink: 2001 - 2020
Ducru's 1989 was one of the more tannic, backward wines in the blind tasting. It is cleanly made, and well-crafted, with plenty of black-raspberry and cassis fruit nicely touched by minerals and a fragrant, floral component. Medium-bodied, elegant, and well-endowed, this is a potentially outstanding wine if all the tannin melts away over the next 5-6 years. One of the least flattering 1989s to drink at present, it requires 4-5 more years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2001-2020.
Wine Advocate # 88
Aug 1993 Robert Parker 90 Drink: 2000 - 2020
The 1989 tastes like a hypothetical blend of their 1986 and 1982. It is less powerful and concentrated than the 1982, but not nearly as backward nor as tannic as the 1986. Dark ruby, with a more perfumed, toasty character than usual, this medium-bodied, currant-flavored wine exhibits plenty of depth, low acidity, good tannins, and an understated yet authoritative style that makes it a benchmark for its type. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2020. Last tasted, 5/93.
Other details
Consigned to Bid for Wine from an excellent Devon cellar. Purchased 'en primeur' by the seller.
Shipping details
| Payment methods: | Not specified |
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| Returns policy: | This wine is sold by Bid for Wine on behalf of the seller. No returns are permitted. |
| Bid for Wine can deliver this wine: | For information (including costs) see here. |
| This lot can be stored: | At EHD Bond, Weybridge, Surrey (see map) |
| This lot can be collected: | From EHD Bond, Weybridge, Surrey (see map) |
| Bid for Wine can deliver or store this wine: | For information (including costs) see here. |
| This lot can be transferred to other accounts at EHD Bond | |
