Weekly tasting group RWP #347; 1999

Everything was a complete surprise for the participants in this tasting.
But what a lovely surprise it was! :-)

• 1999 Hospices de Nuits Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvees Paget Cuvée St Laurent Nicolas Potel 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Autumn forest, earth, leather and stable smells in a beautiful and mature bouquet. On the palate a juicy wine with mild acidity, earth, tobacco and chocolate. The tannin still has a soft bite. Beautiful and mature wine.

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• 1999 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Guettes

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

  Very mature bouquet with barnyard, soy and iodine. Same on the palate. Quite mature. No score.

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• 1999 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Latricières-Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Beautiful and deep bouquet with tobacco, some vanilla and graphite. On the palate fresh red fruit acidity, chocolate, beautifully integrated oak and mild tannin with still a soft and pleasant bite. Great wine.

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• 1999 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva 92 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

  Beautiful bouquet with stable smells, autumn forest, tobacco, chocolate and leather. Complex and with a beautiful touch of oak. On the palate also a beauty, earth, complex and juicy with a touch of sweetness and red fruit acidity. Mild acidity. The wine developed real quickly in the glass. Just after pouring it certainly deserved a score of 92.

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• 1999 Badia a Coltibuono Sangioveto di Toscana 90 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  The bouquet is not extremely expressive. There are some green impressions beside the earth, mushrooms and autumn smells. Same on the palate, red berries, tobacco and juicy tannin. Still a lovely wine.

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• 1999 Antinori Tignanello 93 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  Complex bouquet with dark berries, leather, earth and rustic flavors as well as some chocolate. On the palate red and dark berries, autumn forest, beautiful acidity, soft acidity and a great length. Completely ready for drinking with still a lovely bite. Great wine.

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• 1999 Château Lalande 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  In the bouquet espresso, dark berries and licorice. Also cedar and salty licorice. Beautiful and complex bouquet. On the palate dark berries, beautifully dosed oak, chocolate, some licorice, juicy and fresh acidity and lovely soft tannin. What a great surprise! This relatively simple wine is in this mediocre vintage still a small feast after 20 years :-).

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• 1999 Château Duluc 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Beautiful and mature bouquet with red and dark berries, sweet spices and well integrated oak. On the palate juicy red berries, chocolate, some earth, bell pepper, autumn forest, beautiful acidity and soft tannin. Fully mature and a great pleasure now.

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• 1999 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Beautiful and complex bouquet with earth, autumn forest and also red and dark berries, cherries and sweet spices. On the palate juicy and complex. Full bodied, autumn impressions, earth, beautiful acidity and round tannin with still a soft bite. Completely ready and delicious.

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• 1999 Château Giscours Flawed

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Extremely corked and withdrawn from the tasting.

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• 1999 Château Giscours Flawed

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Slightly corked and withdrawn from the tasting..

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• 1999 Château des Eyrins 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Beautiful and mature bouquet with earth, autumn forest, sweet spices and some green impressions. On the palate still some red berries, sweet licorice, some slightly green impressions again, juicy and fresh acidity and tannin. Really nice wine. What a pleasant surprise!

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• 1999 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Beautiful and exclusive, luxurious, complex bouquet with beautiful oak, cedar and autumn impressions. On the palate juicy red and dark fruit acidity, sweet spices, chocolate, coffee, round tannin and an enormous length. Elegant and great wine. No hurry at all.

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• 1999 Château Montrose 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Beautiful and complex bouquet with well integrated oak. On the palate dark berries like cassis, some sweet licorice, graphite and pencil shavings. Beautiful and fresh, juicy acidity and tannin with still a beautiful bite which promises a future of several years. Great wine in a beautiful drinking stage now and the next few years.

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Bert, many thanks for this wonderful surprise!
And while entering this tasting notes in Cellartracker, I noticed that you poured two Giscours 1999 on a previous occasion. And those were also corked. Really a sad story!