The 1999 Rol Valentin St Emilion 750 ml is from the St Emilion region of Bordeaux.
This is an opulent, sexy, modern-style St. Emilion possessing deep, super-ripe black cherry and cassis fruit, smoke, and character in a medium-bodied, lush format. It tasted better from bottle than it did out of barrel. The finish is excellent, but with more length, it would have even jumped to the magical 90-point category. Some tannin is noticeable, but this wine is capable of lasting 12-14 years. RP
Full medium ruby. Spicy aromas of raspberry, blackberry, coffee and Cuban tobacco, with roasted fruit and animal elements. Less sweet and dense than the subsequent vintages but offers a silky texture and complex flavors of dark berries and tobacco, as well as very good vinosity. The tannins, though, are less tender than those of the 2 and currently shorten the wine's fruit. Most of this wine is from Prissette's holding in St. Etienne de Lisse, as the parcels around his home (not far from La Dominique) were hard-hit by hail.- Stephen Tanzer (5/22)
Producer: Rol Valentin
Vintage: 1999
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Saint Emilion
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