| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Sauternes and Barsac |
| Colour | Sweet White |
| Type | Still |
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(The 1989) seem to be a synthesis in style between the more delicate, elegant, nuanced, almost restrained 1988 and the muscular blockbuster 1990. This is no wimpish wine, however. The medium-deep-gold colour is not quite as intense as the 1990, but certainly darker than the 1988. The big, smoky earthy nose offers up notes of crème brulee, honeyscuckle, ripe pinapples, and other tropical fruits. The wine is quite full-bodied, with low acidity, very sweet, and luxuriously rich, with a viscous texture and a huge, concentrated finish. This wine seems to continue to put on weight and become even more impressive, much like the 1990. Anticipated maturity: now-2025.
It is a fat, rich, very broad-shouldered wine with great depth and richness and considerably more alcohol than the 1988. Although I did not detect as much botrytis as I would have hoped, it is still a massive, blockbuster of a wine.
