1999 Roc de Cambes
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Humid during summer. Luxurious vegetation. Big yields. They had to do a serious 'bleed' – 25% of the juice taken off to take water out of the fruit. Deep red with brick rim. A lot of ripe fruit here, prunes and figs and still showing red fruits. Still has a little bit of chew on it, but the tannins are smooth and supple. Shortish finish. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Notes of ripe cherries, prunes, toasty new oak, and caramel jump from the glass of this Merlot-based, fleshy, expansive, seamless 1999. It should be drunk over the next 6-7 years.
Notes of ripe cherries, prunes, toasty new oak, and caramel leap from the glass of this Merlot-based, fleshy, expansive, seamless 1999. It should be drunk over the next 6–7 years.
Humid during summer. Luxurious vegetation. Big yields. They had to do a serious bleed – 25% of the juice taken off to remove water from the fruit. Deep red with a brick rim. A lot of ripe fruit here, prunes and figs, and still showing red fruits. Still has a little bit of chew, but the tannins are smooth and supple. Shortish finish. (JH)