1989 La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan

100 pts - Wine Advocate

["Both La Mission-Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion hit home runs in this vintage, which did not produce as many profound wines as the Bordeaux publicity machine suggested. 1989, the 200th anniversary of the French revolution, was an incredibly hot year (surpasse

96 pts - Wine Spectator

["What a nose of pressed flowers and full-throttle dried fruits. Full-bodied, with intense and very ripe fruit that has undertones of dried fruit, raisin and grilled meat. Chewy and decadent, almost rustic, offering so much richness and decadence. So much

97 pts - Vinous

["Medium red with some amber at the rim. Knockout nose combines tobacco, warm stones, minerals, menthol and burning woodsmoke. Wonderfully dense, silky and sweet, but there superb underlying acidity and tannic structure to buttress the wine flesh. Haut-Br

Producer: La Mission Haut Brion
Vintage: 1989
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Pessac Leognan
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