19/20 René Gabriel
"Offenes, nach Passionsfrucht duftendes Bouquet, viel Aprikosen; weit ausladend. Im Gaumen sehr elegant, cremig, auch hier wieder einen sanft exotischen Hauch in der Fru...
90/100 PP
"The 1999 Sociando-Mallet is an unusually structured, extracted wine in this generally rather forward vintage. Offering up aromas of cassis, cherries and loamy soil, framed b...
90-92/100 PP
"One-hundred percent new oak was employed for this blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. The 1999 l\'Evangile is sweet, with low acidity, ripe tannin, and a seamless, hedon...
95/100 PP
"The 1999 Pavie is a candidate for "wine of the vintage". It boasts an opaque ruby/purple color in addition to gorgeous aromas of crushed minerals, smoke, licorice, cherry li...
93/100 PP
"The beautiful 1999 Mouton Rothschild may be a modern day clone of their 1962 or 1985. Its saturated ruby/purple color is followed by sumptuous aromas of cedar wood, creme de cass...
96/100 PP
"The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits fabulous texture, purity, and swe...
90/100 PP
"The exceptional 1999 Monpra is a proprietary blend of 50% Nebbiolo, 40% Barbera, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 18 months in barrel. Its dark ruby/purple color is accompanied by...
"Parcels of old vines 60-100 years in age, planted in soils of great character and complexity, provide the grapes for this wine. They are picked when fully mature and meticulously sorted by hand to fu...