1999 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret The micro-cuvee about 200 cases of 1999 Reserve Claret two-thirds Merlot and one-third Cabernet Sauvignon is awesome! This candidate for wine of the vintage spent 24 months in both old and new French oak. It boasts an opaque purple color in addition to a sumptuous sweet bouquet of espresso blackberries cassis maple syrup and vanilla. It is long layered multidimensional sweet and thick on the palate possessing an unctuosity and concentration that must be tasted to be believed. Nevertheless it is well-balanced and incredibly pure as well as long. RP
