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Château Haut-Brion 1989 🍷 I was lucky enough to be able to taste this marvel several times, and I had moreover devoted an article to it in the Revue du Vin de France, ranking it among "The 100 legendary bottles". Very fine Bordeaux have two specific characteristics relating to the effect of time on their oxidation. First of all, the greatest bottles, well preserved, evolve very slowly. I have been able to drink this wine regularly over the past 15 years, and the wine has hardly changed. Then we find this serene force at the opening of the bottle: even after an hour of opening or even decanting, the wine remains unchanged. I often had this feeling with Haut-Brion and in particular with a grandiose 1985. Some wines are extraordinary for a moment. Indeed with oxidation they reach their "Peak" very quickly then slowly collapse. One can then taste a miracle during a window of 5 minutes basically. Well…Not with this beautiful Geme. #hautbrion #chateauhautbrion #pessac #bordeaux #bordeauxmaville #premiercru #premiercruclasse #grandcru #cabernet #cabernetsauvignon #merlot #vintage #cultwine #wine #wineporn #winelover #winelovers #winetasting #vinos #larvf #larevueduvindefrance #larvf_mag