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Search Flickinger Wine Inventory
Inventory updated: Wed, Nov 05, 2025 04:02 PM cst
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Regions: Rhone Red
Vintages: Between 1999 and 1999
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
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| Dom. la Bouissiere |
1999 |
Gigondas  Signs of Old Seepage |
$15 |
1 |
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VM 91-93 (2/2001): (62% grenache with 35% syrah and 3% mourvedre; aged in a combination of cuve and older barriques Good ruby color. Brooding aromas of blackberry, kirsch, licorice, mint and spices. Large-scaled, concentrated and mouthfilling; very deep, complex flavors of black cherry, mocha, vanilla and milk chocolate. Impressively broad on the palate. Finishes with lush, chewy tannins that coat the entire palate. A great showing today.
WA 88 (12/2001): The saturated purple-colored 1999 Gigondas displays a sweet, pure nose of blueberries and cassis, surprisingly tart acidity, a strong underpinning of minerals, ripe tannin, and a medium-bodied, straightforward finish. Although excellent, it is not as impressive as I had hoped it would be. Anticipated maturity: now-2011. |
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1999 |
Gigondas La Font de Tonin |
$30 |
3 |
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| WA 89 (12/2001): The 1999 Gigondas Cuvee Prestige La Font de Tonin (a blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Mourvedre) reveals sweetness and expansiveness as well as a savory, medium to full-bodied palate with good definition, flesh, and vague notes of wood in the background. It is an impressive effort that falls just short of being brilliant. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. |
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| Jean-Louis Chave |
1999 |
Hermitage (1.5 L) Lightly Scuffed Label |
$1,350 |
1 |
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VM 95 (5/2014): The 1999 Hermitage is huge, with a deep, enveloping core of dark red and black fruit, smoke, tobacco and cured meats. Wild overtones run through the finish. Today the 1999 does not appear to be an especially refined Hermitage, but at the same time, I would be tempted to cellar bottles for a few years, as the density of the fruit is almost overpowering, especially next to some of the more polished wines that follow. Antonio Galloni.
WS 95 (6/2012): Now starting to hit a second phase, this has perfumy, singed balsam wood, dried currant and blood orange fruit and orange rooibos tea notes all gliding on a fine-grained finish where sanguine and white pepper notes flicker through. Still has an ample core of plum and red currant fruit, with a nice tug of earth for grip. Drink now through 2025.
WA 94 (8/2014): More in the style of the ’01, the 1999 Hermitage is a serious effort that gives up a mineral-drenched profile of red and blackcurrants, beef blood, iron and dried flowers. More forward on the nose than the palate, with a tight, yet seamless texture that carries ample concentration and length, with bright acidity, it should continue to shine for another decade.
JLL ***** (11/2007): There is the start of evolution on the robe, with the red a bit dumb, and some paleness on the rim. The bouquet works sideways as well as down; the red berries are compactly woven, and evoke quince and mulberry, with a little outer pepper. After 2 hours, has become very tight and dense, not open, but broad in form. The palate starts out roundly, with overt muscle and red fruit depth. The tannins are well knitted – but there is still evidence of their quite youthful lining in the slightly hidden red fruit. Good, replete and stylish wine that is broad all through, but comes with a fine touch. Muscular wine, from Lyon rather than Paris. From 2011. |
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| Dom. Font de Michelle |
1999 |
Chateauneuf du Pape |
$45 |
4 |
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VM 90 (2/2002): Full, deep red. Perfumed, Burgundian aromas of tangy raspberry, flowers and smoke. Highly aromatic in the mouth, with perfectly integrated acids brightening and extending the red fruit and floral flavors. Finishes with lovely length and vibrancy. This will rely as much on its ripe acids as on its fine tannins for development in bottle.
WA 88 (12/2001): The 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape offers a medium ruby/purple color as well as a big, forceful, perfumed bouquet of licorice, crushed pepper, Provencal herbs, blackberries, and cherries. The aromatic fireworks are followed by a soft, easy going, medium to full-bodied wine that the French would call a vin de plaisir. The complex nose, evolved palate, luscious fruit, abundant glycerin, and velvety texture have resulted in a charming, forward Chateauneuf to enjoy over the next 6-8 years. |
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| Pierre Gaillard |
1999 |
Cote Rotie Cote Rozier Cuvee Unique |
$75 |
1 |
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| WA 92 (4/2002): The monster 1999 Cote Rotie Cote Rozier Reserve is tannic and backward, but the tannin is sweet and the fruit dominated by smoky black currant/cassis. Notes of incense, minerals, oak, and earth as well as a hint of melted road tar are present in this full-bodied, massive Cote Rotie. It requires five years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020. |
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1999 |
Cote Rotie Le Cret, Cote Blonde Cuvee Unique |
$75 |
1 |
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| Jean Michel Gerin |
1999 |
Cote Rotie Champin Le Seigneur |
$79 |
10 |
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| VM 87-90 (1/2001): 60% new oak, higher than in the past for this cuvee Bright medium ruby. Oaky nose hints at blackberry, fresh blood and goat cheese. Juicy and intensely flavored, with firm acidity giving the flavors spine and grip. Slightly tarry oak tannins are nicely buffered by the wine material. Quite persistent on the aftertaste. Stephen Tanzer. |
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