Loading lot detailsâŚ
The July 2016 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
Swipe left for previous ¡ Swipe right for next
1 / 2Lot 90
Estimate: $65
Sold:
This auction has ended. Bidding is closed.
Collection name
Reviews
95RP
"Chapoutier's La MordorĂŠe cuvĂŠe is produced from 75-80-year old Syrah vines planted in both the CĂ´te Blonde and CĂ´te Brune, aged in 100% new oak casks, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. The 1999 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La MordorĂŠe 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."
Region
Red
Country
Score
"Chapoutier's La MordorĂŠe cuvĂŠe is produced from 75-80-year old Syrah vines planted in both the CĂ´te Blonde and CĂ´te Brune, aged in 100% new oak casks, and bottled with neither fining nor filtration. The 1999 CĂ´te-RĂ´tie La MordorĂŠe 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."
Have questions?
The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Spans the Syrah-driven northern crus of Cote-Rotie and Hermitage and the Grenache-based blends of the warmer south, led by Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Its wines are known for power, spice and warmth.
The northern Rhone's most prestigious red appellation, producing perfumed, elegant Syrah, often co-fermented with a little Viognier, from steep terraced slopes.
Syrah (Shiraz) produces dark, powerful reds with black fruit, pepper and smoked-meat notes. It yields elegant, perfumed wines in the northern Rhone and bold, rich styles in Australia.