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Tasted at the La Romanée vertical at Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. The 1999 La Romanée Grand Cru from Bouchard Père et Fils is another vintage that should be much better. The aromatics do not possess the requisite freshness on the nose with light blackberry leaf and cranberry scents that just feel a bit dull. The palate is medium-bodid with supple tannin, but there is a jarring bitterness that knocks it off balance, plus a dryness on the finish that suggests that it has seen better days. It just cannot unshackle itself from ordinariness. Tasted June 2015.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Pierre Rovani
More reviews and scores
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. Projected maturity: 2004-2012. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575.
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. Apr 04, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2014-2030
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. Projected maturity: 2004-2012. Jun 2001, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.