Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays 1999

Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 1999 is a full-bodied Burgundy red wine from the Grand Cru of Clos des Lambrays in the Côte de Nuits. Located in Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte de Nuits, Domaine des Lambrays is best known for its Pinot Noir wines from the Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru vineyard, over which it has a near monopole. "Very ripe aromas of dark fruits, cinders, spices and earth, along with strong torrefaction notes of coffee and mocha; there`s something here that`s dulling the fruit. More pristine in the mouth than on the nose, but showing obvious evolution to its flavors of black fruits, iron and brown spices. Plenty of thickness here but lacks the peppery clarity of the 2001. Finishes with robust, rather dusty tannins. This is considerably less impressive and more evolved than a brilliant bottle I tried last winter for my 1999 horizontal, perhaps owing to a touch of brett, which has compromised the wine`s inner-mouth tension and minerality." Vinous, 2019