1999 Wine

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Jaboulet's view of its most famous wine seems to have changed. Although the concentrated, dense tannins and big black fruit flavors are still there, it has lost the huge brooding presence of past vintages, and now has a...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Licorice, tar and spice aromas and flavors mark this red. Balanced and fresh, featuring a savory and licorice sweetness that persists through the lingering aftertaste. This is ready. Drink now through 2014. 750 cases...

Vinous, 93 points: A dark, powerful wine, the 1999 Barbaresco bursts from the glass with notable depth, intensity and pure resonance. Black cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco and licorice meld together in a Barbaresco endowed with magnificent...

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: An extraordinary one-hectare parcel of pinot noir planted in 1964. Deep golden hue. An extremely rich and majestic nose with savory notes of cocoa, smoked mushroom, forest floor earthiness, grilled hazelnuts, orange...

Wine Enthusiast, 91 points: Unusual in the Philipponnat range (normally dominated by Pinot Noir), this blanc de blancs is a blend of Chardonnays from the Côte des Blancs and from the Montagne de Reims. It is lightly toasty, dry and fresh with a...