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Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 1999 Pavie, St-Emilion (93JS, 92RP, 92ST, 92VN). James Suckling: "An earthy red with dried meat and ripe fruit. Full body and smoky character with mushroom and smoked-tea undertones. Chewy finish still." (05/2018)
This lot contains the following items:
1999 Pavie, St-Emilion (qty: 2)
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1999 Pavie, St-Emilion (750 ml)Quantity: 2Provenance: Purchased at auction and stored in a temperature controlled cellar before being hand delivered to K&L.Condition: ExcellentTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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James Suckling
93
An earthy red with dried meat and ripe fruit. Full body and smoky character with mushroom and smoked-tea undertones. Chewy finish still.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92
This wine has a very youthful color and seems to be close to full maturity, without the density of the 1998, or its successor, the perfect 2000. It has abundant foresty notes, plenty of spice box, blackcurrant and black cherry fruit, some background toasty oak, medium to full body and sweet tannin. A very delicious wine, it offers a complex and fragrant style. (RP)
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
92
Full red-ruby. Highly nuanced nose combines currant, minerals, earth, coffee and mocha. Silky, suave and consistent from start to finish, with sweet, burnished flavors of currant, minerals and tobacco. Complex and flamboyant. Finishes very long and ripe, with lush, firm tannins. Uncommonly satisfying for the vintage. (ST)
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Vinous
92
The 1999 Pavie shows very similarly to another ex-château bottle encountered a few months earlier. It has an attractive bouquet that has mellowed in recent years, notes of bacon fat and mint infusing the red and black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, red fruit, a touch of hung game and a tarry finish that does not convey the same level of freshness and delineation as the 1998 and 2000 do nowadays. A seductive Pavie, though less turbocharged than subsequent vintages. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the estate. (NM)
Ratings: JS: 93 RP: 92 ST: 92 VN: 92
