Old style, but attractive. Color is deep red, with a brick edge. Intense aromas of milk chocolate, berry and tobacco. Full-bodied and rather earthy, showing funky cedar and redwood flavors. Dry finish. Will it come around? Not sure.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2002. -JS

It has always been interesting to compare this vintage with the 1990. As the wines have aged, the 1989 has shown more and more dry tannin and structure, but like the 1990, essentially it lacks the great concentration one expects of a top property in a potentially superb vintage. An herbaceous nose intermixed with hints of tapenade, cedar, new oak, spice box, and red and black fruits is certainly complex and inviting. In the mouth, this medium-bodied wine seems close to full maturity except for the rather dry, astringent, tannic finish. I do not think this wine is going to flesh out or deepen in richness, so I would suggest drinking over the next 10-12 years. The color is still quite dark, but there is plenty of amber at the edge. Again, the sweetness of red fruit, predominantly cherries, intermixed with cedar, fruitcake, and a distinctive herbaceousness make for an attractive although somewhat Provencal aromatic profile. The wine is medium-bodied with plenty of sweetness up front, but then somewhat attenuated in the finish with the dry tannin kicking in. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted, 4/02.