With 12.5% alcohol, the 1989 Chateau Prieure-Llichine Grand Cru Margaux scored 18+ Dionysian Points. It cost $20 back then. It was decanted just half an hour before serving. It opened up for another hour and a half with cassis, smoky leather, and aromas of Virginia pipe tobacco.
It was a numbered bottle: 204995 . The wine was used for the cheese course and not the main entree. It was perfect. Always serve your oldest most complex wine with the post-entree cheese course prior to dessert.
The black fruits from the Cabernet were still there. The wine, at 31 years old, could have gone another decade. In Vino Veritas.
Robert Frank
Enjoy your commentaries very much. I just found your site. I very much enjoy fine, older wines. I am in a number of tasting groups, including a couple where aged wines are tasted. Interestingly, one problem is too many older wines are tasted in one evening, so it’s hard to fully appreciate each of them.