Beychevelle - 1989 (750ml) 1988 it will drink now and

it will drink now and over the next decade

and toasty oak

and features a hint of lemon and refreshing acidity

I would give bottles another decade to allow the aromatics to calm down

The Alexandro Amontillado Sherry is a dynamic rendition for the famous ‘middle ground’ of Sherry consumption

Beychevelle - 1989 (750ml) 1988 it will drink now andThere is so much tobacco and red fruit on the nose of this wine. Exotic and decadent. Full bodied, with a sleek and racy tannin structure and fresh acidity. Refreshing and clean, yet mature and wild. Still one of the big surprises of the vintage.'89 '99 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2009). Drink now. 25,000 cases made. JS Wine Spectator 93 points