Description
this is an incredible effort and one that will age for 35-50 years
incredibly fine tannin and a finish that just keeps going
Glass-staining purple
a touch of cumin and a great base of soil
(JR)(5/2014)
Noon, McLaren Vale, Eclipse, red 1999 Barolo this is an incredible effort94 points eRobertParker. com The 1999 Eclipse (a blend of 66% Grenache and 34% Shiraz aged in American oak and bottled unfiltered) tips the scales at a hefty 14. 9% alcohol. The wine has an opaque purple color as well as a fabulously sweet nose of blackberry and cassis liqueur interspersed with licorice, truffle, and vanillin. Full bodied, heady, layered, ripe, pure, and sumptuous, it is a dazzling 1999 to drink over the next 15 16 years. Drink 2001