($795) Deep red-ruby color. Liqueur-like aromas of roasted redcurrant, plum, mint and burnished wood. Thick, powerful and unrefined; a superripe, huge wine with elevated alcohol. Seemed to take on more shape and grip as it opened in the glass. Finishes fresh but hugely tannic, with somewhat aggressive tannins, a hint of alcoholic warmth and superb persistence. I thought this was the '82. Drink from 2008 through 2025.

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Very rich and full and unctuous. Very long and fab.

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Unfortunately, I have not seen as much of the 1989 Lafleur as I would have liked. In this particular tasting, the wine had closed down, and seemed somewhat muted and subdued when compared to my earlier notes. It is an enormous, full-bodied, tannic, powerful style of wine, with a dark purple color, an earthy, truffle, plum, licorice, and mineral-scented nose, full body, huge fruit and extract, and mouth-searing tannin in the finish. I would not open a bottle for 5-10 years.

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Very dark-ruby color. Cherry, blackberry and dark chocolate aromas. Full-bodied and powerful, with loads of tannins and chunky fruit. Closed, not giving away much right now; give it time. Typically muscular Lafleur.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal.

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