Lovely sous-bois, well-worn leather, steeped tea and mulled red currant fruit aromas and flavors glide together here, with velvety tannins lining the finish, allowing the fruit to linger gracefully. Very alluring for the range and perfume, though this is now fully mature, showing a hair less concentration than the more modern vintages.--Non-blind La Fleur-Pétrus vertical (December 2015). JM

An expressive, generous nose with blackberry, a touch of cough-candy and tangerine. A ripe palate with touches of fig, coffee and mocha: deep and complex. Raisin lingering on the finish. A beautiful, understated wine. Drinking now. Tasted November 1999.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 01/01/2003
In the ongoing competition between the 1989 and 1990 vintages, in the case of La Fleur-Petrus, the 1989 comes out a clear winner. The dense plum/garnet color offers up notes of underbrush, dried herbs, caramel, sweet cedar, and jammy black cherries intermixed with some balsam wood. In the mouth the wine is deep, very pure, ripe, with moderate tannins still to be shed. A very impressive, gorgeous La Fleur-Petrus that is the best wine made during a somewhat indifferent period for this property. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2015. Last tasted, 3/02.

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