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Vintage | Wine 1999 |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pomerol |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Country | France |
Château | Château Lafleur |
Country | France |
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT Magnum 1999
Pessac Leognan
Chambertin Grand Cru
Pomerol
Pessac Leognan
Côte Rotie
GERIN JEAN-MICHEL La Landonne 1999
Côte Rotie
Saint Estèphe
Saint Emilion
Saint Estèphe
Tight and rich. Gorgeous, subtle aromas of blackberry, milk chocolate and licorice. Full-bodied, with a good core of fruit and silky tannins. Long and racy. Serious Lafleur.
This wine is a brilliant success, it is one of the stars of the vintage. Lafleur's 1999 is atypically powerful and concentrated, with an inky, saturated purple color followed by a sensational nose of black cherry jam intermixed with liquid minerals, raspberries, and licorice. It is super concentrated, extraordinarily pure, with moderately high tannin. This dense, powerful, impressively endowed wine should turn out to be a classic for Lafleur.