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1998 Verite, La Joie, Sonoma County, Bottle (750ml) [Wine Stained Label]
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97DR96RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerDR = Decanter
- Rating
- DR97/RP96
- Producer
- Verite
- Vintage
- 1998
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Sonoma County
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
DR97 "This remarkably complex wine comes from the inaugural vintage, an El Nino year marked by disruptive weather patterns. It's made from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, showcasing ripe berry fruits with hints of spice and charcoal along with a minty note that emerges with aeration. It has aromatic clarity and a surprising delicacy and finesse, despite the ripeness of the fruit. Now at its apogee. (Drink between 2019-2025)" Yohan Castaing for Decanter, May 2019
RP96 "The 1998 La Joie, a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, is a pleasure to drink. Medium garnet in color, it maintains a core of dried red cherries complemented by tones of mushroom powder, wet tobacco, dust and iodine. The palate is velvety and surprisingly fresh, with high tertiary complexity and a very long finish featuring haunting touches of dried flowers and tobacco." Erin Brooks for The Wine Advocate, August 2023
RP96 "The 1998 La Joie, a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, is a pleasure to drink. Medium garnet in color, it maintains a core of dried red cherries complemented by tones of mushroom powder, wet tobacco, dust and iodine. The palate is velvety and surprisingly fresh, with high tertiary complexity and a very long finish featuring haunting touches of dried flowers and tobacco." Erin Brooks for The Wine Advocate, August 2023