Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac 1989

95 points Wine Spectator: "I absolutely love the nose on this wine, with amazing aromas of currant, tar, spices and berries that jump out of the glass. Loads of flowers, too. So complex. Delivers a full-bodied palate, with racy tannins and lots of flavor, from tar to spices to leather. A little tight, and so enjoyable now, but better in a few years still. -'89/'99 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2009). Drink now."

18/20 points Clive Coates (The Wines of Bordeaux): "Full colour. Still very young. Very fine classy nose. Lovely concentrated fruit. Very ripe. Very complex. Full, rich, quite tannic and backward. This still needs quite some time. Austere on the attack but rich and potentially opulent at the end. Very long. Real length here. Fine plus. Drink: Now-2020. (Sep 1999)"