1999 White Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The aromatically demure 1999 #6 Grande Cuvee Nouvelle Vague Trockenbeerenauslese has the texture of 10-W-40 motor oil, yet has exquisite balance. Tangy peaches, apricots, butter, and tropical fruits can be found in this...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 99 points: The awesome 1999 Ermitage Cuvee de l'Oree flirts with perfection. It is full-bodied, with an incredible bouquet of liquid minerals, licorice, honeysuckle, citrus, and a hint of tropical fruits. One-hundred percent new oak...

Vinous, 92 points: Pungently aromatic super-ripe nose of grapefruit mango and honey. Silky and voluminous with very strong extract and enough acidity to maintain its freshness. Actually rather stylish for a white wine of this much sheer...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 100 points: The 1999 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is a spectacular white Burgundy that numbers among the greatest recent vintages of this legendary wine, wafting from the glass with notes of preserved citrus, toasted sesame, buttered...

Burghound, 96 points: Aggressive swirling reveals a maturing and heavenly perfumed and ultra-pure nose of lemon, lime and a touch of white peach that is followed by sappy yet chiseled medium weight flavors possessing ample minerality on the...

Vinous, 93 points: The 1999 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru boasts a bouquet that stops you in your tracks. It is blessed with stunning delineation despite just a subtle reduction – traces of white chocolate and white truffles...

Vinous, 93 points: Palish yellow. Alluring scents of orange peel, floral honey, vanilla, marzipan and flinty minerality suggest a wine that's pretty close to fully mature. Dense, very rich and ripe and supple, with flavors of orange...