Boplass Port Estate Wine Vintage 1989 Burgundy

Boplass Port Estate Wine Vintage 1989 BurgundySouth African fortified wine, which is described on the label as Late Bottled vintage. The story behind Boplaas Portuguese wines is quite amusing. The owner believed he was planting shiraz vines and many years later the vines were correctly identified as Tinta Barocca. Other Portuguese vines were added. Typical blend, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barocca, Souzao. ABv 20% 70cl bottle. Bottle condition, capsule good, label bin soiled, wine level in neck.

impressive for a second wine

Stunning nose of savory dark fruits and some earth

Unfairly though as some very good wines were made

too tannic

While on first pour it was painfully obvious this was mature left bank Bordeaux

excellent condition in its original box

soft rich fruit

22/03/2026 -94 Points

rich fruit some herbiness and nice tannins

Stunning nose

Whilst this estates Burgundy roots can be traced back to the 14th Century the domain was started in 1974 and in 2012 Jean Marc's son Thomas took over

5 hectare parcel of vines with great terroir