Wine vintage rating 1989
1989 Very hot year for very smooth wines. Bordeaux perfect, Piedmont with the best vintage of the decade, Tuscany still very good.
What was left over from the spring frosts in Champagne matured very well, so that the vintage produced small quantities of exceptionally good quality.
A vintage in which every wine lover should have drunk a Bordeaux or Barolo / Barbaresco.
Weather in the year 1989
Good filling levels, good wine quality
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.
But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.
A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.
The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.
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Bordeaux wine originated more than 2000 years ago where two rivers meet, between land and ocean. It was named after the city of Bordeaux and has deeply shaped the landscape and identity of the entire region. Earning the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation means subjecting oneself to particularly strict production conditions in order to give optimal expression to the terroir. Old vines are often used, ageing lasts at least nine months, many wines are aged in barrels...Drunk young, Bordeaux Supérieur already speak a clear language. With a little patience, they reveal an intense wealth of aromas, revealing ripe fruit, wood notes and spices. Because Bordeaux Supérieur do not age, they get better and better.
With the 1989 Chateau Cabanes, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Cabanes with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€114.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 4
Château Cissac is located right in the heart of the Médoc region. Its exceptional terroir adjoins that of the prestigious Saint-Estèphe and Pauillac appellations, extending over an area of around a hundred hectares. The soil is mainly sandy gravel on top of clay and limestone, and the vineyards occupy a single tract of land which is sheltered by the village of Cissac and the forests which surround it. In keeping with Médoc tradition, the vineyards are mainly planted with their traditional variety, Cabernet Sauvignon.
With the 1989 Chateau Cissac Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Cissac with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€145.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 4
The Haut-Médoc is a Bordeaux sub-region, consisting of the area in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Ist name comes from (Pagus) Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe. Red Bordeaux from Médoc is generally made from a blend of grapes from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
With the 1989 Chateau Blaignan, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Blaignan with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€157.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
With the 1989 Chateau Baret Grand Vin Pessac-Leognan Graves, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Baret with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€160.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
In the 1950s, the Clos des Menuts only covered one hectare of vineyards. Today it extends to over 25 hectares, not far from the historic town of Saint Emilion and located mainly in the western part of the municipality. This wine is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. The high proportion of Merlot is a consequence of the iron-containing sand-clay soil and can be compared to Pomerol.
With the 1989 Clos des Menuts Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Clos des Menuts with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€182.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 6
With the 1989 Chateau Feytit Clinet Grand Vin Pomerol, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Feytit Clinet with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€184.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
The very old estate Fonplegade is today owned by the Moueix family.
With the 1989 Chateau Fonplegade Grand Cru Classé St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Fonplegade with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€185.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
Chateau Batailley is a classic Pauillac. Among the various 5eme Grand Cru Classé of the Médoc, the estate occupies a significant place. There are several versions of the origin of the name. One of them refers to the battle (French: bataille) of Castillon in 1453, in which the French defeated the English. For a long time it was a joint property with the neighbouring Château Haut-Batailley. In 1942, it was divided in an inheritance between the brothers Marcel and Francois Borie. The larger part of Château Batailley then came into the possession of the Castéja family empire in 1969. In the Bordeaux classification of 1855, it was ranked fifth (Cinquième Cru Classé) as a single estate. The vineyards with 57 hectares of vines are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (25%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) and are located on the south-western plateau of Pauillac.
With the 1989 Chateau Haut Batailley Cru Classe Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Haut Batailley with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€189.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Médoc.
Chateau Prieure Lichine started out as a priory for Benedictine monks in Cantenac. Like many estates during the French Revolution, Prieure Lichine was seized, split up and sold. In 1789 parts of Prieure Lichine were bought by numerous surrounding Châteaux in the Margaux appellation. Since that time, Chateau Prieure Lichine has sold wine under several different names including La Prieuré and Prieuré-Cantenac.
In 1951 the noted author and merchant Alexis Lichine arrived in the Medoc to buy Chateau Prieure, it was down to only 4 hectares. Today Chateau Prieure Lichine is expanded to 77 hectares of vines in their Margaux vineyards. This region has the thinnest soil in Medoc with the highest proportion of gravel that allows the soil to drain very well.
With the 1989 Chateau Prieure Lichine 4eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Prieure Lichine with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€193.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1
Chateau La Lagune in Ludon, is the first major estate you reach when you travel from Bordeaux through famous Route du Vin. Known in pre-revolutionary times as Chateau Séguineau, after the family who owned it, La Lagune was acquired in 1819 by Jouffrey Piston and in 1855 was classed as troisième cru. After the First World War the property fell on hard times and the vineyard declined. It was acquired by Georges Brunet in 1954. He replanted the vineyard, but he sell up in 1962 . La Lagune was bought by Renè Chayoux of Ayala Champagne, in whose hands it remains.
With the 1989 Chateau La Lagune 3eme Grand Cru Classe Haut Medoc, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau La Lagune with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€224.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2
The estate originally known simply as Chateau Milon, at one time the estate was known as the second wine of Chateau Lafite. In 1815, the Pauillac property was considered by some people as a fourth growth Bordeaux wine in the making. In those days, the wine was sold under the name of Chateau Mandavy-Milon. Between 1830 and 1840, the Casteja family became the owners of the estate from an inheritance.
The label of Duhart Milon, according to family tradition came about from an old legend written about one of their ancestors, Sir Duhart. Sir Duhart, was rumored to have been a pirate for Louis XV. He settled at Pauillac for retirement. The “pirate’s house” on the Pauillac port existed up to the 1950’s. That original building inspired the label for the Duhart-Milon wines.
The Casteja family remained in possession of Duhart Milon until the first part of the 20th century. In 1962 the Rothschild family purchased the property. The 152 hectare vineyard of Chateau Duhart Milon includes 76 hectares of vines planted to 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot.
With the 1989 Chateau Duhart Milon 4ème Grand Cru Classè Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Duhart Milon with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€233.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 18
With the 1989 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.
We deliver the 1989 Chateau Mouton Rothschild with the following guaranties and wine documents.
- The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
- We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
- It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
- You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
- In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
Content:
0.75 Liter
(€1,046.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 5