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...

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"This property has come of age over the last five or six years and is now routinely one of the better wines of Pomerol. Its 16-acre vineyard is strategically well placed between Trotanoy and Latour...

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...

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...