La Romanee 1999

Vosne Romanee / Bouchard Pere & Fils

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Tasting Notes
The saturated, medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 La Romanee has a delectable talcum powder, super-ripe cherry, and perfume-scented nose. It has admirable amplitude and breadth in its medium to full-bodied, softly textured personality. Cherry syrup-covered chocolate chip cookie dough-like flavors can be found in this sweet, beautifully structured wine. It possesses loads of tannins, yet they are ripe and supple. Score: 92 Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2004-2012 01 June 2004
Very deep, almost black ruby color. There is a healthy dose of new wood but there is absolutely no doubt that this wine has sufficient density to absorb it. Extremely ripe, rich and expressive for young La Romanée, which is often severe, reserved and austere in its youth. The intensity of this wine is dialed way up with thick, super ripe aromas of black berries, oriental spices, tea, leather and a trace of underbrush coupled with extremely dense, extract of pinot noir flavors and fine, dusty tannins that create a massively structured wine that somehow remains in perfect balance. There is unusual volume as well yet the wine remains elegant with outstanding mid-palate concentration. Simply fabulous potential that should permit this to be extremely long lived and a wine that hasn't changed a bit since my last review in February of 2001. Score: 96 Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2014-2030 01 April 2004
Full deep red. Subtle, aromatically compelling nose of bitter cherry, raspberry, minerals and licorice, along with a distinct aspect of menthol austerity. Tightly wound, cool and backward, with the wine powerful minerality and structure currently dominating. But this uncompromisingly dry grand cru already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume and terrific persistence. A very classy wine with pronounced soil character. (94+ points) Score: 94 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 March 2002

Tasting Notes

The saturated, medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 La Romanee has a delectable talcum powder, super-ripe cherry, and perfume-scented nose. It has admirable amplitude and breadth in its medium to full-bodied, softly textured personality. Cherry syrup-covered chocolate chip cookie dough-like flavors can be found in this sweet, beautifully structured wine. It possesses loads of tannins, yet they are ripe and supple.

Score: 92

Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2004-2012 01 June 2004

Very deep, almost black ruby color. There is a healthy dose of new wood but there is absolutely no doubt that this wine has sufficient density to absorb it. Extremely ripe, rich and expressive for young La Romanée, which is often severe, reserved and austere in its youth. The intensity of this wine is dialed way up with thick, super ripe aromas of black berries, oriental spices, tea, leather and a trace of underbrush coupled with extremely dense, extract of pinot noir flavors and fine, dusty tannins that create a massively structured wine that somehow remains in perfect balance. There is unusual volume as well yet the wine remains elegant with outstanding mid-palate concentration. Simply fabulous potential that should permit this to be extremely long lived and a wine that hasn't changed a bit since my last review in February of 2001.

Score: 96

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2014-2030 01 April 2004

Full deep red. Subtle, aromatically compelling nose of bitter cherry, raspberry, minerals and licorice, along with a distinct aspect of menthol austerity. Tightly wound, cool and backward, with the wine powerful minerality and structure currently dominating. But this uncompromisingly dry grand cru already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume and terrific persistence. A very classy wine with pronounced soil character. (94+ points)

Score: 94

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 March 2002

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