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1989 Bordeaux vintage sparks debate over the century claim
The article reviews 1989 Bordeaux as exceptional but not definitively the wine of the century. It notes mixed opinions from Wine Spectator, Parker, and Ashenfelter, cites a Cuisine and Wine of France poll, and highlights climatic factors, price trends, and likely delivery years for 1989 and 1988 vintages.
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France
The
Wine Spectator
Robert M. Parker Jr
Wine Advocate
Orley Ashenfelter
Princeton
Ashenfelter
Bordeaux
Cuisine and Wine of France
Yeas
Vouvray
Muscadet
Touraine
Sancerre
Loire Valley
Cotes-du- Jura
Burgundy
St.Emilion
Bandol
Provence
Mercurey
Savennieres
Loire
Champagne
Alsace
Pauillac
Union of
French Enologists
Latour
Margaux
Mouton-Rothschild