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Vintage | Wine 1999 |
Region | Rhône |
Appellation | Côte Rotie |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 1.50 l |
Country | France |
Château | Domaine de Bonsérine |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU BAHANS HAUT BRION Magnum 1999
Pessac Leognan
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 1999
Pauillac
Haut Medoc
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1999
Pauillac
GERIN JEAN-MICHEL La Landonne 1999
Côte Rotie
Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Champagne
Nuits Saint Georges
CHÂTEAU LAVILLE HAUT BRION 1999
Pessac Leognan
The 1999 Cote Rotie La Cote Rotie la Sarrasine is forward and evolved, revealing sweet cherry fruit dominated by oak. It is medium-bodied, with light tannin and fine depth. It will drink well for 7-8 years. A principal objection with respect to Bonserine's cuvees is their high levels of aggressive oak. They are internationally-styled, with less typicity than other examples of the appellation.
Concentrated, rich and thick, a full-bodied, full-throttled Côte-Rôtie that shows aromatic reserve, but delivers plenty of flavors--wild raspberries, Provençal herbs, wet earth and lemon--in a smooth package of ripe, sweet tannins. An ager.