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Côte Rôtie La Mordorée, Maison M. Chapoutier 1999

Tasting Notes

Chapoutier's La Mordoree cuvee is produced from 75-80-year old Syrah vines planted in both the Cote Blonde and Cote Brune, aged in 100% new oak casks, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. The 1999 Cote Rotie La Mordoree is the finest he has produced since the 1991 (two bottles drunk over the last six months confirm this fabulous wine's potential as it is just now beginning to emerge from a cloak of tannin). The 1999 has closed down since its pre-bottling tasting. The color is an inky purple, and the wine is dense and powerful, with notes of smoky blackberries, creosote, and espresso. Concentrated flavors reveal high levels of tannin (surprising in view of last year's report), and a rich, long, 45-second finish. This impressive 1999 will take longer to reach its plateau of drinkability than I thought last year. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2023.

95
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (140), April 2002

Very silky. Full-bodied, ultrathick. Loaded with sweet tannins, oak, black fruit and fresh acidity. Complex finish.

Per-Henrik Mansson, Wine Spectator (15 Dec 01), December 2001
95/98
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (133), February 2001
95
Per-Henrik Mansson, Wine Spectator, December 2001
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