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which vintage wine from 1989?

My work bosses are rewarding those staff with more than 10 years' service, and more than 30 days' annual leave, with a their choice of a bottle of wine that was bottled in the year they joined the company (those with 25 days or less are getting an extra five days' annual leave instead).

Unfortunately I joined in 1989, which I understand wasn't a great year for many wine regions.

I like many Riojas, especially reservas and gran reservas, and brought back a few mid-range bottles (25-30 euros) from a visit to Haro last weekend, as well as many Californian wines. I don't know much about French wines and haven't drunk many recently, but enjoy most I've tried.

I don't know the upper cost limit on the wine I can choose, but let's assume that it could be as much as UKP100 (about 150 euros).

I also imagine I wouldn't want to drink it straight away, but save it to open in two, maybe four, years.

Can anyone suggest wines from 1989 that would fit the bill?

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congokid
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congokid wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@congokid.demon.co.uk:

1989 was a great year in Bordeaux. Go for something from there. I feel sorry for those that joined your company in a lousy vintage. If you like Rioja, try a Paulliac or a St. Emilion.

Fred.

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Fred

Salut/Hi congokid,

le/on Sat, 8 May 2004 09:49:59 +0100, tu disais/you said:-

WHAT?? Brilliant year for Bordeaux. Cahors, Bergerac and most of the southwest of France.

Wow.

Almost any classed growth Claret. For example Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou is available from (the pricey) "Millesima" at €1200 a case of 12. Domaine de Chevalier in Graves is at the same price. Both super wines, which should be at their peak, but well able to last a year or ten.

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Ian Hoare

In message , Fred writes

I was thinking if it truly had been a bad year, I'd ask for something from the year I moved to my current department ('90), or perhaps get something from 10 years ago ('94) if that might open up my options.

Thanks Fred. As a student in 1986, not knowing anything about wine but determined not to get the cheapest thing on the supermarket shelf, I bought back a bottle of Paulliac from a day trip to France. My flatmate, who worked in Harrod's wine department at the time, was quite impressed with my selections (I remember another bottle was of Rully, and I had three others).

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congokid

In message , Ian Hoare writes

What I was told by someone, though I did a brief check on Decanter website as well. Too brief, obviously.

Sounds excellent - thanks.

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congokid

If you can bluff it to 1990, go for Grange, no question. 1990 was also an excellent year for German Rieslings, if you like that sort of thing.

Ian

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Ian Hayward

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