Tasting Notes

WA97

Oh yes. Oh yes, yes, yes. This 1999 Richebourg Grand Cru is a bit like a great athlete, one who really shows its class against stiff opposition, here in the form of 18 other Richebourg! It follows the same thread as the imperial 1999 La Tâche. It has been blessed with a sensational nose that boasts quite astonishing delineation and precision, fabulous mineralité. The aromatics are far more detailed and enthralling than the 2007 tasted alongside. The palate is beautifully structured, virtually symmetrical with filigree tannin, with a gentle crescendo in the mouth towards an effervescent finish with hints of orange peel. Simply effortless.

V97

The 1999 Richebourg Grand Cru is a wine that I have tasted twice before. Here it retains that incredible, intense bouquet with dark cherry, crushed stone and mulberry, endowed with astounding mineralité, as if the terroir simply cannot be contained. The palate is tensile and youthful considering it is no longer a young pip, effortlessly combining the power you demand from a Richebourg and the elegance given by the winemaking. There is that crescendo that distinguishes the finest red burgundy and this is certainly from the top drawer. You can see this cruising at high altitude for many years. Tasted at the 1999 DRC dinner.

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