The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes displays candied red and black cherries in its aromatics. This lush blackberry and cassis-flavored wine has enormous sex appeal to its medium-bodied personality. It is oily-textured and exhibits a long finish that reveals virtually perfectly ripened tannin. Drink it over the next 6-7 years.
Importer: Daniel Johnnes/Jeroboam Wines, New York, NY; tel. (212) 625-2505 and Kysela Pere et Fils, Fran Kysela, Winchester, VA; tel (540) 722-9228.