Castle La Lagune - Haut-Médoc 1989

Wine Spectator

90 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe5/31/1999

An extremely friendly '89. Good dark-ruby color. Seductive aromas of berries, flowers and vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a berry, coconut and milk chocolate aftertaste.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2003.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe9/1/1998

I have always enjoyed the 1989 La Lagune. At first I thought it was marginally superior to the 1990, but they are essentially equivalent in quality, although the 1989 possesses less fat, and a more ruggedly tannic structure. The color is a healthy dark ruby, and the wine offers up a smoky, sweet vanillin, jammy berry-scented nose with aromas of weedy tobacco. The wine is medium-bodied, with excellent purity and richness, and gobs of red and black currant fruit nicely dosed with new oak. The wine's grip is more noticeable than in the 1990, and the finish more attenuated, but still impressively long. Anticipated maturity: Now-2012. Last tasted 9/97

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1993

The hedonistic, rich, opulent, velvet-textured 1989 displays a moderately dark ruby color, a big, intense bouquet of ripe plums and prunes, a richly concentrated, oaky fruitiness, medium to full body, plenty of glycerin, and soft tannins. This sensual, alluring wine will drink well for the next 10-15 years. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008.