COMMENT
1989 d'Yquem
Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date 31st Aug 2019
Source Issue 244 End of August 2019, The Wine Advocate
Rating 97 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2019 - 2040
Notable for being a very hot Bordeaux vintage, 1989 is also the year that the vines were hit by a violent hailstorm in July, which damaged the western half of the vineyard. Since the berries were still quite small and hard at that stage, the impact was minimized to about 20% crop loss overall. Thereafter, the vines soldiered on to produce a stunningly concentrated crop this year.