Château Latour Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

Ratings on Delectable

Conrad Green Delectable Pro

Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.

Intense. Iodine, inky blue fruit, ferrous, dark plum, blood. A real brooding beast of real quality. The finish is really long, savory and memorable.

9.6

LM Segal Delectable Pro

A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!

A nose of pure cassis permeated by light cigar and graphite. Lighter weight than my limited recollection of aged Latours, it was nonetheless ethereal. Young. Blackberry and black-currant jam, lightly cedary minerality. Hints of red meat that made it a perfect match for rib steaks sous vide. Superb!

9.5

Bryce Wiatrak Delectable Pro

I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.

I was not blessed with the greatest birth vintage for Bordeaux (1991), but luckily my dear friend fared better (1989). Red currant, raspberry coulis, cedar, and graphite - the wine is still so fleshy, round and clean, nowhere near as tertiary as I'd expected going into the evening. It's structured, but also rather open knit after a quick decant. I hope to taste this Latour again in the coming years - as I believe it has many stories yet to tell. A special wine shared with even better company - there are worse ways to spend a Tuesday night.

9.6

Izek Jasper Delectable Pro

Everything this should be.

Everything this should be.

9.6

Robert Cunningham Delectable Pro

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.

Lovely wine. Needs years. Balanced.

9.3

Aaron Pott Delectable Pro

Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.

Like a super model, lean, beautiful and bad tempered.

9.0

Gus Kalaris Delectable Pro

1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored

1989 - perfect example- why you by at birth and leave it Un disturbed for 26 years. The oak is just beginning to integrate , but definitely perfect balance. Would benefit from time, but exquisite . Will improve and then last 30 plus years- enamored

10

Nick Pagoria Delectable Pro

Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.

Really nice length and grip. Still a bit tight, especially on the nose. Well balanced, which I like.

8.8

Sabra Lewis Delectable Pro

Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage

Bordeaux in a great place showing it's elegance. 89 vintage

9.4

Marty Winters Delectable Pro

This tastes exactly the way you think it does.

This tastes exactly the way you think it does.

9.2

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