1999 La Dominique
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The 1999 La Dominique was showing some oxidation on the nose. Eventually a representative bottle was found but it still lacks vigour and certainly definition on the nose and on the palate. The 1999 is medium-bodied and very static, in a word, it just feels boring. Tasted at the vertical tasting at La Dominique.
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This is a sexy, evolved, lush La Dominique. It is filled with notes of ripe cherries, melted licorice, tobacco smoke, and herbs. This delicious, medium-bodied, attractively fleshy, succulently-styled St.-Emilion is not going to make old bones as it does not possess the concentration of either the 1998 or 2000. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years.
Tobacco, meat and plum aromas follow through to a medium-bodied palate, with lots of new oak and a medium finish. Needs a bit of time to come together. Best after 2002. 4,415 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2002
This is a sexy, evolved, lush La Dominique. It is filled with notes of ripe cherries, melted licorice, tobacco smoke, and herbs. This delicious, medium-bodied, attractively fleshy, succulently-styled St.-Emilion is not going to make old bones as it does not possess the concentration of either the 1998 or 2000. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years. Apr 2002, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
This 29-hectare estate’s site speaks for itself, neighbouring Cheval Blanc, Figeac, Evangile and La Conseillante at the northwestern edge of Saint-Emilion, where the appellation meets Pomerol.