1999 Château Rieussec
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Tasting notes
Score 18/20 · Drink 2009-2029, Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com, Jan 2014
Half-bottle. Absolutely phenomenal nose – nectarine, loads of spice and honey and lemon curd. Tremendous length and viscosity, miraculously freshened by crisp acid. A class apart – and still very primary! Magical. (RH)
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Critic scores
18
18/20
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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