La Fleur de Gay - 1989 Damaged Label (750ml) Loire 34% Merlot

34% Merlot

and keep for 30+

it was bottled not long after the required time (around 3 years)

The long finish features racy yet balanced acidity

Its dense plum/ruby/purple color is followed by a big

La Fleur de Gay - 1989 Damaged Label (750ml) Loire 34% MerlotPossibly the finest Fleur de Gay made, this rich, very large scaled, tannic wine has a compelling nose of cassis, licorice, white flowers, minerals, and other sorts of black fruits along with some subtle new oak. Full bodied, with great delineation, purity, and dazzling concentration and intensity, this is a fabulous example of a Fleur de Gay and a wine that seems capable of lasting at least another two decades. Anticipated maturity: Now 2020. Robert