1999 PJA " Parallele 45 "

[winoweenie]

Pick-up a case of this sucker today after pouring the re,mainder of my 98 into the cistern. Brilliant ruby. Almost a candied nose coming up front like an exotic Burgandy,then a spicy sweet herbal note comes thru. In the mouth this patootie is silken, soft, and aliken to an older wine from a far region known as the Cotes.At 9.99 this wine must be in the top quadrant of P/Q on the market. Some lingering aftertaste. but no long-long- finish. Some soft tannins detectable after the lushness subsides. As much as I liked the 98, must say this has don' been put on the Hot-Dog, BBQ, Hamburger, Grilled Annythin', or jes' sittin' ana rockin catagory. By the way Ik, this is a Cab 'Haint it? WW

[RAD]

WW, I picked up a bottle of this yesterday--for only $7.49 here in NYC! Would have bought a case on your recommendation alone at that price, but rapidly running out of space, and I'm heading to Napa next weekend. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/frown.gif[/img] [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

RAD

[RAD]

Opened this one up this evening. Deep clear magenta. Pleasant Rhone-style nose with the candied element WW mentoined, and decent acidity--my experience was a bit less enthusiastic than WW's, but maybe my taste buds are still clamoring for those Napa jewels I just left.

Still, at $7.49, no regrets, and great P/Q; but for an everyday-type drinker--and I know this is an apples-to-oranges comparison--for an extra $2.50 I'll take the 97 Burgess zin.

RAD

[zenda2]

Saw Costco had replaced their '98 P45's today with the '99, priced right @ $6.99. I already have a couple mixed cases of '98 CdR's downstairs, but figured for this price I can start adding a few '99s. Grabbed a few bottles of '99 Laboure-Roi CdR as well...for $4.99. Cool weather headed in, cooking a beef en daube to go with, a CdR or 2 ought to work out swell.