1989 Leoville Las Cases 90 WA

"Dark ruby (a far less saturated color than the 1990, for example), this wine offers up a somewhat internationally styled nose of new oak and ripe blackcurrant fruit, with a hint of mineral and graphite. The wine is a medium weight, relatively elegant style of wine without nearly the power, density, and layers of concentration that the 1990 possesses. Like so many 1989s, there is a feeling that the selection was not as strict as it could have been. This wine will continue to improve for at least another 15 or more years, and while it is an outstanding wine, it is hardly a profound example of Leoville Las Cases. Anticipated maturity: Now-2016." — Wine Advocate, 90 pts