Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Le Dome |
Label Name: | St Emilion Gcc |
Vintage: | 1999 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Bordeaux — Saint-Émilion |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Franc (≈80%), Merlot (≈20%) |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
1999 vintage noted on secondary-market / retailer descriptions as 'excellent, mushroomy and earthy'; Le Dôme widely reviewed as a high-quality Saint‑Émilion by sources such as The Wine Cellar Insider and major retailers; no single consensus 100‑point score located for 1999
Tasting Note
Earthy, mushroomy and meaty with mature black cherry, leather, tobacco and truffle notes; savory, medium‑full palate with polished tannins and a long, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, braised beef, steak, aged hard cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, mushroom-based stir‑fries, soy-braised beef or Korean BBQ.
Production Method
Small‑batch parcel fermentation in stainless tanks, malolactic fermentation in barrels, aged in French oak (historically high % new oak) to concentrate and polish tannins.
Vineyard Info
Created by Jonathan Maltus in the 1990s; tiny ~7‑hectare Saint‑Émilion vineyard with many old vines (some planted 1940s), known for an unusually high proportion of Cabernet Franc.