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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $717.59
3 bottles: $703.24
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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93
DC
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $370.20
The 1999 Pontet-Canet has long been a favorite vintage of mine. At the time, the vineyard was in better shape than it...
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92
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90
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $717.59
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
WA
93
DC
91
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1486.15
This wine is a brilliant success, it is one of the stars of the vintage. Lafleur's 1999 is atypically powerful and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $7472.95
The velvety texture is clear even on the nose, with truffle and chocolate shavings giving a mouthwatering opener....
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $510.21

Aligote Red Bordeaux 1999 1.5Ltr

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.