Description
When I first tasted the 1989 Grand-Puy-Lacoste in this blind tasting I thought it possessed a Graves-like tobacco/mineral character. In contrast to the blockbuster, full-blown, massive wines produced by this estate in 1990 and 1982, the medium-weight 1989 is elegant, spicy, evolved, and already revealing plenty of cedar and cassis fruit. A delicious, generously-endowed, low acid wine, it will offer mature drinking now and over the next 12-15 years.
- Decant Time: 1 hour
- Taste: Redcurrant, Vanilla, Tobacco-leaf, Plumy fruit, Cedary tannins
- Food Matching: Roast lamb, Grilled steak, Mushroom risotto, Aged cheeses
- Grape Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon
: 61%,
Merlot
: 39%,
Cabernet Franc
,
Tasting note
1989年的拉古斯酒莊展現了波亞克的優雅風範。這款佳釀擁有深邃、近乎不透明的深紅寶石色澤。香氣上，它細膩地散發出紅醋栗的香氣，伴隨著淡淡的香草和煙草葉的暗示。口感上，中等強度的李子果味吸引人，新鮮的酸度和中等體量的細膩雪松單寧完美融合，帶來意外的收結力道。這款酒的平衡感極佳，反映了深層粗砂礫的卓越風土和精心的手工採摘及釀造過程，包括長時間的浸漬。在法國橡木桶中熟成長達18個月，這款酒是61%赤霞珠和39%梅洛的和諧混釀，提供了經典的波亞克體驗。
The 1989 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste is a testament to the elegance of Pauillac. This vintage exudes a fabulous deep, dark ruby-red color that is nearly opaque. On the nose, it offers a restrained bouquet of redcurrant fruit with delicate hints of vanilla and tobacco leaf. The palate is graced with an attractive medium intensity of plumy fruit, while fresh acidity and a mid-weight structure of fine, cedary tannins are seamlessly integrated, providing a surprising amount of grip on the finish. This wine is beautifully poised, reflecting the exceptional terroir of deep coarse gravel and the meticulous care in handpicking and vinification that includes a long maceration period. Matured in French oak barrels for up to 18 months, this wine is a harmonious blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 39% Merlot, offering a classic Pauillac experience.
