Antinori Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore 1999

Wine Spectator: Fast becoming one of the world's top luxury cuvées, this blend ofCabernet SauvignonMerlot andSyrah is a complex amalgam of dry, classy fruit, herbal notes, smoked meat, black pepper and baking spices. Its calling card is its perfect body weight. It isn't heavy or jammy, but it manages to offer tons of stuffing and a graceful finish loaded with the essences of cola, coffee and chocolate. 95/100 (2002)

Parker: Spectacular, the 1999 Guado Al Tasso possesses sweet tannin and accessibility. Its explosive aromatics consist of smoke, licorice, espresso, chocolate, vanillin, and celestial black currants. With sensational concentration, flamboyant flavors, an opulent texture, full body, and brilliant concentration as well as delineation, it comes across as intense, balanced, pure, and rich. 94/100 (2001)

Lobenberg: Dichtes Rubinrot, in der Nase Aromen von schwarzen Beeren, Schoko und Mokka, am Gaumen ebensolche Aromenvielfalt, großartige Konzentration, opulente Textur, konzentriert, reich, samtig und ungeheuer tief und voll.