Chateauneuf du Pape 1989 Chateau de Beaucastel

Classification	Cru Classe
Type	Red
Brand	Chateau de Beaucastel
Vintage	1989
Country	France
Region	Rhone
Grape	Rhone Blend
Volume	0,75
Condition	2.5 cm
Label	Bin stained
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (97)

The 1989 is inkier/purple in color than the 1990, with an extraordinarily sweet, rich personality offering up notes of smoke, melted licorice, black cherries, Asian spices, and cassis. Full-bodied and concentrated, it is one of the most powerful as well as highly extracted Beaucastels I have ever tasted. It requires another 3-4 years to reach its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for at least two decades. (Many purchasers have reported bottle leakage (due to a cork problem) with this vintage. I purchased two cases of this wine, but none of my bottles reveal any sign of leakage.

Winespectator (97)

Perhaps the greatest Beaucastel ever produced. Has the class and structure of a great vintage of Mouton-Rothschild. Deep, inky in color, with intense herb, plum, game and spice aromas, this full-bodied wine has an explosion of fruit and an iron backbone. Try the beginning of next century.--Châteauneuf-du-Pape retrospective.

BOW (9.25)