1989 Le Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche

This really is decadent and rich with toffee, smoke and almond character. Plenty of dried fruits. Dense and full-bodied. Phenomenal depth and richness. Fruit forward.

Among all the 1989 Montrachets I tasted, this is the most advanced and delicious for drinking now. The huge, smoky, tropical fruit-scented nose is followed by a wine that offers up gobs of honeyed, apple, butter, and orange-like flavors, good, lemony acidity, and a rich, creamy, well-evolved finish. Drink this beauty over the next decade. In such a potentially blockbuster vintage, it was probably difficult for Drouhin to produce his normally restrained, understated style of burgundy. In some of his offerings, the intensity, opulence, and luxurious fruit of the vintage comes through, while in others, those characteristics are muted and subtle. The famous Montrachet from the Marquis de Laguiche should mature well before the Montrachets produced by the likes of Louis Latour, Ramonet, Lamy, Amiot-Bonfils, and Louis Jadot. Importer: Dreyfus Ashby and Co., New York, NY.