Verite La Joie (bin soiled label) 1998

  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 91 James
    Suckling
  • 90 Wine
    Spectator
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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
1998

Size
750ML

ABV
14.1%

Features
Collectible

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

There is superb fruit here, and what some term “grip” or structure. The concentration that the word implies suggests weight, but it is flavor, not heaviness that is predominant. The pure Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is exquisite now, but expect it to become even more velvety over the next decade.
Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot

Professional Ratings

  • 94
    A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot (85% Sonoma fruit and 15% from Napa), this fully mature 1998 should drink well for another 10-15 years. Notes of cedar, tobacco leaf, Christmas fruitcake, black currants and loamy soil emerge from this beautifully constructed, rich, full-bodied effort. It comes across like a serious Pauillac from Bordeaux.
  • 94

    Fully mature yet still with ample life and longevity ahead of it, the 1998 La Joie reveals a ruby color as well as classic tobacco, bay leaf, saddle leather, and cassis aromas and flavors. Possessing full-bodied richness, a layered texture, good purity, and plenty of length, drink it any time over the coming decade or so.

  • 91

    This is holding on beautifully for a very difficult and wet vintage. Fresh and clean with currants, lime and hints of cedar and meat. Medium body, firm and velvety tannins, and a savory finish.

  • 90
    A mix of up-front, supple-textured mocha, currant and vanilla, and harder-edged tannins that gang up on the finish, firming, with leather, herb and a chewy, gritty aftertaste.

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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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